FEBRUARY 13. 2026

Europe to America: ‘We Are Looking for New Partners’

FP’s all-star panel at the Munich Security Conference.

The Age of Defensive Democracy

What is at stake today is not whether democracy can spread but whether it can survive at all.

Charting China’s Winter Olympics Rise

How Beijing has navigated sports and soft power, from Lake Placid to Milan Cortina.

Park Chan-wook’s Murderous Comedy of Corporate Manners Is a Masterpiece

‘No Other Choice’ shows a man’s world collapsing—with deadly results.

The Problem With Representative Democracy

What if elections aren’t the be-all and end-all?

Leakers Helped Destroy the Deportation Case Against Tufts Student

This week, a judge finally dismissed the deporation case, which was built solely on an op-ed, against the Tufts doctoral student.

The Demise of the Washington Post Is a Global Problem

What Jeff Bezos’s actions signal to news outlets around the world.

Migration Can Provide the Manpower for European Defense

Creating a pathway to citizenship in return for military service will help Europe stand on its own.

The Woman Alex Pretti Was Killed Trying to Defend Is an EMT. Federal Agents Stopped Her From Giving First Aid.

One of the women Alex Pretti was killed trying to defend is an EMT. Federal agents stopped her from giving him first aid.

Medicaid Undone

One year ago President Donald Trump promised to “love and cherish” Medicaid. Alas, his affection for the public insurance program was short-lived. The

Jasmine Crockett Swears Off Corporate Cash — But Transferred Thousands From Her House Campaign

A Democrat running for Senate in Texas has a complicated history with corporate America and the crypto industry.

Does Germany’s Trump Policy Make Sense?

Friedrich Merz has his own strategy for dealing with the U. S. president, but the verdict is not yet in.

The Human Toll of Trump’s Cuba Policy

Washington wants political change in Havana. Ordinary people are paying the price.

The Only Solution Capitalism Has Is to Sell Us More Useless Junk

Ad makers will never say the quiet part loud, but they increasingly know that we're unhappy and looking for solutions.

Attorney for Epstein Survivors Warns That Justice Is Impossible With Bondi as AG

Spencer Kuvin, an attorney representing nine of Epstein’s victims, discusses the failures of the DOJ to protect survivors.

Poison at play: Unsafe lead levels found in half of New Orleans playgrounds

Even trace amounts of the toxic metal can cause learning problems and behavioral issues in children.

It just got harder for shareholders to push companies on climate

New SEC restrictions could sideline the small shareholders who have driven high-profile climate fights in recent years.

Arms Control Was Once Trump’s Signature Issue

What is needed in this multipolar nuclear era is a president with the vision of his younger self.

Trump Attacked Immigrant Food Aid in Minnesota. Locals Fought Back.

With locals distributing food aid to immigrants to prevent hunber, fear and uncertainty remain as Trump’s historic occupation dies down.

Time to act on animal welfare

Two decades later: it’s time to put the animal back into the Animal Welfare Act.