Commentary / World Feb 11, 2020

After Brexit, Europe lives on

While Britain has left Europe, Europeans should not abandon the British legacy — particularly the deep, historical commitment to liberalism.

Commentary / World Apr 18, 2019

Ode to our lady of Europe

The effort should not only be to rebuild the cathedral, but also to protect and defend Europe's cultural and political legacy.

Commentary / World Dec 15, 2017

Goodbye Johnny Hallyday

The beguiling feature of the funeral of French music icon Johnny Hallyday was his ability to stage-manage his destiny and the star power he retained even in death. There he was — and there was France.

Commentary / World Jun 20, 2017

Macron and the post-revolutionary idea

The key to political novice Emmanuel Macron's success is found far from France — and four decades removed from the present.

Commentary / World Oct 23, 2016

Bob Dylan and the wind of literary idiocy

The "Bard of Hibbing" is a poetico-musical revolution in one man and one body of work. It is this tour de force that the Nobel committee has recognized in its selection.

Commentary / World Sep 30, 2016

Europe must act in Aleppo because it can

Will Europe surrender what remains of its soul in Aleppo, or will it stop the killing?

Commentary / World Jul 6, 2016

Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel’s humble nobility

Elie Wiesel set himself just one task: to become the cenotaph of his countless mates in the death camps.

Commentary / World Apr 18, 2016

Time to take sides in the war within Islam

We must acknowledge that two Islams are locked in a fight to the death, and that because the battlefield is the planet and the war threatens values that the West embraces, the fight is not solely the Muslims' affair.