President Obama says closing Guantanamo Bay would nix a popular talking point for people hostile to America. Ben Friedman argues that not dropping so many bombs in foreign countries might be more effective.
It was another wild week for tennis, and when the tennis heats up, so does the tennis on social media. From the chaos in Dubai to Nick Kyrgios’ mastery in Marseille to the rain of Rio, we’re bringing you the social media highlights from the week that was.
Actors Hugh Jackman and Taron Egerton stop by the WSJ Cafe to chat about their movie "Eddie the Eagle," and Jackman drops some clues about his coming Wolverine sequel.
Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump hang their hats on the notion that they recognize the Iraq War as erroneous. Christopher A. Preble argues that foreign policy is more than just errors avoided.
Today Mayor Edwin M. Lee joined by Police Commission President Suzy Loftus, Police Chief Greg Suhr and community leaders announced a comprehensive package of police reforms to increase public safety, build greater trust between police officers and the community and make the department more responsive, transparent and accountable. These efforts to fundamentally re-engineer the way that police officers use force include are wide-ranging, and include the creation of... Читать дальше...
Guest: Peter Rutland is a professor of government at Wesleyan University. He writes widely on Russian political economy and politics and is author of two books The Politics of Economic Stagnation in the Soviet Union and The Myth of the Plan: Lessons of Soviet Planning Experience. His most recent article is “Petronation? Oil, Gas and […]