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Amy Hau discusses some books by Marilyn Chase, Karin Higa, and Edmund de Waal that have guided her work as a curator
This review will appear in the May 2026 issue. Great Power Diplomacy: The Skill of Statecraft from Attila the Hun to Kissingerby a. wess mitchellprinceton university, 352 pages, $35. The post The Sinew of Diplomacy appeared first on First Things
Though it seemed to be an opening bid in a negotiation that, mercifully, ended in a provisional ceasefire, President Trump’s Truth Social post on Tuesday morning was a moment. The post When Rhetoric Becomes Reckless appeared first on First Things
On March 21, the Wall Street Journal published a lengthy profile of the pope as its “Saturday Essay.” The subtitle—“Pope Leo XIV pushes back against President Trump. Can the. The post What the Wall Street Journal Didn’t Print appeared first on First Things
The first Gulf War’s lessons for what to do—and not do—in Iran
As in ancient Rome, power politics are always a promising arena for drama Source
President Trump has forgotten what made him successful in the first place Source
The scandal-ridden Beeb is doomed if it is not held to higher standards Source
Erik Torenberg, Steve Sinofsky, and Martin Casado speak to Aaron Levie, CEO at Box, about what happens to enterprise software when agents become the primary users. They discuss why coding agents succeed where other knowledge work agents struggle, what abstraction layers mean for the workforce, and how data access and systems of record must change in an agent-first world