One people, one realm, one leader

In what might have been the longest presidential address to Congress in American history—an hour and forty minutes without intermission—President Donald Trump delivered a performance on Tuesday night that was simultaneously grandiose, confrontational, optimistic and revealing of the direction in which he intended to take his administration and his country.

Defeating the dictators

A new book, “Defeating the Dictators: How Democracy Can Prevail in the Age of the Strongman”, by Charles Dunst offers a path for liberal democracies to tackle the rising tide of global authoritarianism.