Stop Worrying About Chinese Hegemony in Asia
U.S. fears are not only irrational—they’re a potential self-fulfilling prophecy.
New books assessing democracy suggest how to fix things—but it’s complicated.
Mistaken notions of how characters work produce bad takes.
When ideas get out from academia into the wild, they can be surprisingly dangerous.
A new book explains why some nations rise and others don’t.
The question is who gets to write the codes—and whether the United States will live up to its own.
Around the world, political leaders have amassed power by weakening their parties, and democracy may never recover.
The famed political philosopher still believes in democracy’s ultimate triumph but says the “end of history” has been sidetracked by unforeseen forces.
An interview with Kosovo’s prime minister, how Myanmar can avoid a public health disaster in the conflict-torn state of Rakhine, and the case for reassessing Voltaire’s legacy.
Democracies have greater legitimacy because citizens largely support the system and its institutions. Dictatorships rely on performance—and they fail when they don’t produce results.
Invoking crisis is a favorite tactic of dictators—and widespread misuse of the word robs it of its power.
As universities struggle to respond to the ongoing pandemic, here’s what they should focus on.
French philosophy came to define the postwar era. As U.S. politics get ever more absurd, it’s time for a comeback.
Nationalism is back, but nobody seems to know what it means. A forgotten essay marking its 40th anniversary can help.
Why French conservatives' new favorite philosopher is Simone Weil.
Political philosophy provides a foundation from which we can imagine and discuss strategy productively.
A new generation of rockstar philosophers are taking the discipline to the masses. But their TED Talks, TV shows, and best-sellers might be ruining it forever.
Two philosophers discuss the morality of family planning in the age of climate change.
On its 60th anniversary, a troubled EU should take inspiration from one of its greatest inheritances: gloomy German philosophy.
Last Friday we lost one of our most luminescent, brilliant minds when Michael Novak died after 83 years.
A few notes on the new secretary of state’s first speech to his new employees.