In late summer 2012, Syrian Prime Minister Riyad Hijab denounced his boss, dictator Bashar al-Assad, and fled to Jordan. Hijab also pledged allegiance to what diplomats called “the anti-Assad rebellion,” a jumble of ethnic, religious and political groups that actually reflected the fragmented Levantine demographics that breed friction when Syria supposedly experiences peace. When asked […]

The reaction by radicals to two events in New York City again demonstrates how far we are from achieving peace of the social kind, much less goodwill of the political kind.

The beauty of employing actual numbers and quantities in the context of our unfolding energy transition is that they are in general quite affirming, and provide a foundation for optimism.

A new campaign of lawfare would be terrible for the country. Using the legal system for political ends erodes faith in it and unnecessarily inflames passions.

We need disco again — or something like it. The pandemic is over, and many of us are seeking escape from our toxic politics.