The Sound of Politics
In this first-rate scholarly work that is made up of a series of interlinked explorations, Mitchell Cohen, Professor of...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
The Sound of Politics
A nation must think before it acts.
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Contesting Columbus
Christopher Columbus was a figure of controversy from the outset—the present fuss is as nothing compared with what he...
Sometimes (Moderate) Optimism is Realism: Reflections on the German Elections
In the few days since the elections in Germany, I remain, in the eyes of my friends’ unbelievably, optimistic....
History Is Not There To Be Liked: On Historical Memory, Real and Fake
My grandmother had an excellent memory. We would sit at her kitchen table in Montreal, in the home my...
The Future of Northern Ireland: What is Going Wrong?
Earlier in the summer, I wrote about how the results of the UK general election reflected upon the politics...
In Defense of the West
Donald Trump recently delivered one of the better speeches of his young presidency in Warsaw, where he called on...
The Theme is Fortitude: Dunkirk as Fact and Myth
American audiences have the opportunity to see two films about Dunkirk this year. First up was Their Finest, a...
The Geopolitics of the American Revolution
The image is clear, the message obvious. Across a sun-kissed meadow, dappled with shade, lines of British soldiers, resplendent...
The EU-Japan Trade Deal: Hype or a Big Deal?
As a piece of geopolitical theater, the announcement of the EU-Japan trade agreement on July 6 could not be...
Whose West is Best?
In his speech in Warsaw this past Thursday, President Donald Trump offered the closest thing yet to a coherent...