Donald Trump, Jews and the myth of race: How Jews gradually became “white,” and how that changed America by Jonathan Zimmerman Until the 1940s, Jews in America were considered a separate race. Their journey to whiteness has important lessons.

Obsession With the Russia Connection Is a High-Risk Anti-Trump Strategy by Greg Grandin It lets Democrats off the hook for their own failures—and betting the resistance on finding a smoking gun is a fool’s game.

Could 'America First' Lead to War? by Graham Allison China and the U.S. are each intent on greatness. Those visions may not be compatible.

Trump doesn’t have authority to order strikes against Syria by Andrew J. Bacevich That authority rests with the Congress.

Divided We Fall by Ganesh Sitaraman The Founders knew that economic inequality would destroy America's democracy. So why can't the Constitution save us?

Washington’s demonization of Foes jumps Shark with Sean Spicer on Hitler by Juan Cole But Spicer’s problem was not in misspeaking. He got himself into trouble because he just did what Washington does. He demonized the enemy du jour.

Breaking the Palestinians' Will to Fight by Daniel Pipes So long as rejectionism runs rampant, debates about one-, two-, and three-state solutions, about carving up the Temple Mount into dual sovereign areas, or about electricity grids and water supplies, are for naught.

Why Black Lives Matter Still Matters by Peniel E. Joseph Three years after BLM launched a nationwide uprising against police violence, what's next for the movement?

The Myth of Main Street by Louis Hyman Don’t listen to President Trump. Going back to the good old days will cost us.

How ‘Mr. Wilson’s War’ Shaped the World Order by Arthur Herman While Woodrow Wilson may have entered World War I in part for the wrong reasons — to fulfill utopian dreams — 100 years later his decision stands as the right one. In the final analysis, it has made the world, and the U.S., safer.