Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. What is one to make of a country whose president blesses not only Israel but the ...

The most mutually agreed upon “Golden Age” of country music is seemingly the 1970s. You can disagree with that opinion; however, you cannot ignore just how much starpower and talent came out of the ...

We gather at a time of great anxiety—and great possibility. For years, we’ve seen an America in decline. We have been told that our best days are behind us. That the people are too divided, our ...

Trump supporters view him as a political "warrior" who made "the greatest comeback in political history" with his 2024 election victory. They welcome Trump as a "wrecking ball" dismantling a corrupt ...

It’s unlikely that anyone would dub the 1980s as a golden age of country music. A golden age of rock? Maybe. Rap? Sure. But country? Likely not. But that doesn’t mean that the decade was devoid of ...