India moves from one political disaster to an even greater one.

If the Devil ever took human form, He would look like Mr Gingrich.

The nasty side of populist ressentiment.

Ms Merkel is correct about the risk of right-wing extremism. It’s a global phenomenon today. But Europe cannot afford to fall back into the 1930s situation in which politics is held hostage by ideological thugs or worse.

The Candy Flip cover of “Strawberry Fields Forever” sounds better if one is candy flipping.