A Ukrainian theater infamously struck by Russian missiles in 2022 held a reopening ceremony on December 28, while much of the rest of Russian-occupied Mariupol remains in ruins.

Nice to see the EU grow up this week.

The Five-Nation Firewall, the Coalition of the Willing, and Why the Russia “Upper Hand” Myth Just Died Screaming

A look at how Garfield’s murder and Arthur’s unexpected courage created modern civil service protections—and why today’s GOP is trying to dismantle them.

As Trump’s popularity continues to drop, the MAGA coalition shows signs of cracking, and Trump’s mental acuity slips, there is a frantic feel to the administration, as if Trump’s people are trying to ...