Christian Caryl
Let’s Face It: The U.S. Constitution Needs a Makeover
The 2016 election shows that it’s time to start a national conversation about fundamental political reform.
President Duterte’s Crazy Drug War Is Just the Beginning
The Philippines’ new strongman is eating away at the foundations of democracy. Can anyone stop him?
We’ve Got to Face It: Trump Is Riding a Global Trend
If Hillary Clinton wants to win, she needs to confront the rise of fear-driven politics.
Mourning the Syria That Might Have Been
How Assad’s forces bombed a democratic experiment into oblivion.
Congratulations, President Putin! Everything Is Going According to Plan.
Why the Kremlin loves Donald Trump.
Memo to the Establishment: Inspire Us or Lose
The competent politicians holding Western democracy together are dropping like flies. It’s time for them to embrace the tactic of stirring emotions -- to positive ends.
Why Does Tunisia Produce So Many Terrorists?
The success story of the Arab Spring has made room for moderate secularists to flourish. But that’s a double-edged sword.
The End of Politics as We Know It
The traditional ideological divides of Left and Right are collapsing. And that raises big questions about the future of liberal democracy.
Europe’s Big Freedom Fail
It's time for the European Union to get serious about enforcing democratic standards.
Why Insurgency Is Fun
The status quo in the Western democracies is under attack — and its defenders are looking more listless by the hour.
Banning Muslims From the United States Is the World’s Dumbest Idea
Donald Trump’s proposal is politically, morally, and strategically wrong. It also doesn’t make any sense.
That Little Problem With the Lord
People are claiming that Muslims, Christians, and Jews might have something in common. God forbid!
A Tale of Two Poisonings
One was a former spy, the other a liberal activist. Both ended up in the sights of Vladimir Putin's Kremlin.
The Age of Disillusionment
Both the world’s liberal democracies and their authoritarian competitors are facing an uncertain year. Who will rise to the challenge?
When You Close Your Eyes and Think of America, What Do You See?
Why nationalism can be a force for good. (But beware of the dark side.)
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