Trump and Pompeo have been spitting in the faces of our allies, and it is no wonder that they object to it in the strongest terms.

Why hallucinogens can teach us more about mysticism and spirituality than we think

The administration has no demands for the governments that are actually destroying Yemen, but rather looks for excuses to continue helping them with their indiscriminate and reckless bombing.

From J.R.R. Tolkien to Josef Pieper, TAC writers Olmstead, Larison and Beauchamp share what they are reading this week

Imagine how a similar list of demands from a hostile state would be greeted in Washington and you get some idea of how ridiculous and offensive Pompeo’s speech will seem to Iran’s government and most Iranians.

Pompeo’s speech is obviously a pretext for escalation and conflict.

Must everything in intellectual life be political? Who wants to live that way?

As MbS continues consolidating power prior to his succession to the throne, we should expect more crackdowns like this.

If the Trump administration keeps chasing after North Korea’s denuclearization instead, they will be frittering away an opportunity for a real diplomatic success.

It is only now beginning to dawn on the Trump administration that North Korea’s position isn’t what they thought it was.

Former TAC national editor and Atlantic literary editor says he is honored to take up the mantle of our magazine’s principled tradition.

If Francis has been accurately quoted, then Rome has a massive problem

The elites’ days are numbered, as the immigration crisis sweeps two anti-establishment parties to power.

The more these things happen, the less sense they make

Why is it so hard for so many smart Christians to grasp the critique? And why it matters

It’s nearly 300 years old, but the colonial-era city is still a model for livable cities.

Amidst so much politics and tribalism, they can provide portals into thoughtfully rendered alternate worlds.

New production pulls no punches in chronicling the two terms of our most messianic, interventionist president.

North Korea’s behavior is not that of a government that feels trapped, but rather one that feels supremely confident that it has the advantage.

Iraqis just elected an old American enemy to power, and Washington won’t be pleased.

Remembering the late great reporter-novelist who ventured into our mists and foresaw our present crisis.

It isn’t realistic to burn bridges with major allies and then turn around and ask them for help.

Carping elites called this new, sustainable development “plastic,” and “Disneylandish.” But the public got it, bigtime.

Thanks to Trump’s unpreparedness and bungling, he may very well succeed.

In wake of abuse cases, an astonishing act of humility and responsibility

Why America’s most iconic automaker plans to drive their passenger sedans into the sunset.

Talking about “total decimation” if they don’t yield to U.S. demands will confirm the North Korean regime’s worst fears about U.S. intentions.

Taxpayers are paying billions for ineffective, corrupt, and in some cases predatory Blue Hats. Why?

The city government would rather deprive orphans of foster parents than give an inch on LGBT

New documentary reveals dark secrets behind singer’s life, death

Last week’s exchange of missiles on the Syrian-Israeli border forebodes the greatest danger of Mideast war in seven years.