The American National Exhibition in Russia in 1959 was a diplomatic failure. It was during the heart of the Cold War. Nuclear war seemed imminent, or, at the very least, likely. And so, in 1958, the United States and Soviet…
Well there’s a way to wake up a sleepy summer. Here is the front-page headline from Thursday’s New York Post: FAMILY BUSINESS Biden $10M bribe file released: Burisma chief said he was ‘coerced’ to pay Joe, ‘stupid’ Hunter in bombshell…
Russia scholar Stephen Kotkin and China scholar Orville Schell, in a fascinating interview on Foreign Affairs, identify the collapse of the Soviet Union as the seminal event that motivates both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping in…
As some of you know, I had a famous father, the economist, wit, and writer, Herbert Stein. I write about him a great deal, especially in these inflationary times, I write about his epigram: “If something cannot go on forever,…
On May 27, God willing, Henry Kissinger will celebrate his 100th birthday. He has known power, riches, and tragedy during his long life. Judging by recent books and articles he has written, Kissinger’s mind still functions at a very high…
WASHINGTON — Tucker Carlson’s recent travails with the media remind me of the great M. Stanton Evans’ Solomonic judgment regarding Richard Nixon. Said Stan: “I never liked Richard Nixon … until Watergate.” Then he saw the 37th president in a…
Scalia: Rise to Greatness, 1936 to 1986 By James Rosen (Regnery Publishing, 500 pages, $40) Antonin “Nino” Scalia’s rise to a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court almost seemed predestined. Throughout his educational and professional career, he combined scholarly and…
The Xi–Putin summit in Moscow has ended with the signing of joint statements lauding the “deepening … comprehensive strategic partnership” between China and Russia and their bilateral cooperation in the economic, agricultural, scientific, and technological realms. Russia stated its support…
On June 30, 1976, I moved from New York City to Los Angeles to do various tasks in Hollywood. I had in 1973–74 been a speechwriter for President Richard Nixon and had become friends with him in a small way…
Can it be a coincidence that Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump are in trouble with the law at the same time? There is a warrant out for the Russian vozhd, issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hague….