Forget Russian hacking—the real threat to democracies around the globe is social media’s inexorable and unavoidable destruction of common ground and shared perspective.

Many think the retired diplomat’s closeness to one man—Richard Nixon—was the source of his power. That gets Kissinger dangerously wrong.

Silicon Valley once promised its digital revolution would topple dictators – but now it's disrupting the free world instead.

The shape of Trump’s tenure is not unique; just look at Clinton’s first year.

Established, traditional order is under assault from freewheeling, networked disrupters as never before. But society craves centralized leadership, too.

Trump’s security rethink is welcome, but needs more cash and nuance.

A farcical election loss for the Republicans puts his agenda in peril.

Alarmists warning of a collapse miss crypto-currencies’ true potential.

Trump’s crassness fuels general incivility and masks his economic success.