Dire Strait

REVIEWS: ‘The Boiling Moat: Urgent Steps to Defend Taiwan’ and ‘The Struggle for Taiwan: A History of America, China, and the Island Caught Between’

Western Promises

REVIEW: ‘A Nasty Little War: The Western Intervention into the Russian Civil War’ by Anna Reid

Do the Math

REVIEW: ‘Mathematica: A Secret World of Intuition and Curiosity’ by David Bessis

The Remarkable GOP Convention

Column: Donald Trump leads a revamped party into November

The Immaculate Conception of Thomas Crooks

For the Sake of Argument

REVIEW: ‘Farnsworth’s Classical English Argument’ by Ward Farnsworth

Fringe Benefits

REVIEW: 'Wide Awake: The Forgotten Force That Elected Lincoln and Spurred the Civil War' by Jon Grinspan

A Harsh Reality

REVIEW: 'Cue the Sun! The Invention of Reality TV' by Emily Nussbaum

The Democrats' No-Win Scenario

Column: A divided, demoralized party slouches toward November

King George's Royal Decree

Democrats aren't concerned the president can't do the job, they’re worried he can't win.