Recent Times Columns:

• Is There a War Coming Between China and the U.S.?
  A new novel about 2034 has unnerving echoes of today’s headlines. Read more...
  Published on 2021-04-27
• What Joe Biden and I Saw After the U.S. Invaded Afghanistan
  Back when we visited in 2002, there was hope that America could help make the country better. Read more...
  Published on 2021-04-18
• We Need a High Wall With a Big Gate on the Southern Border
  Immigration is America’s lifeblood, so we can’t risk losing it. Read more...
  Published on 2021-04-13
• Israelis and Americans Are Asking, Whose Country Is This Anyway?
  Both Israel and the U.S. are trying to define anew what it means to be a pluralistic democracy. Read more...
  Published on 2021-04-06
• A Dollop of F.D.R. and a Dash of Reagan Equal a Biden Boom
  The president needs to maximize his multitrillion-dollar plans. Read more...
  Published on 2021-03-30
• China Doesn’t Respect Us Anymore — for Good Reason
  We’ve stopped following our formula for success. Read more...
  Published on 2021-03-23
• One Year Later, We Still Have No Plan to Prevent the Next Pandemic
  And yes, there could soon be another pandemic. Read more...
  Published on 2021-03-16
• Israel, the U.A.E. and a New Middle East
  We may be witnessing a major realignment of the Middle East. Read more...
  Published on 2021-03-03
• Can You Believe This Is Happening in America?
  We used to dream big. Now we’re increasingly thinking short term. Read more...
  Published on 2021-02-23
• What Trump, San Francisco and the Deer in My Backyard Have in Common
  Democracy depends on understanding the connection. Read more...
  Published on 2021-02-16