China’s government isn’t shy about looking for ways to highlight democracy’s failings, and the U.S. presidential election provided plenty of raw material. Hillary Clinton’s e-mails, Donald Trump’s locker-room talk, the debates: Every low point was touted and cataloged on state media. On Election Day, the Communist Party’s official newspaper offered a closing argument: Trump versus Clinton was symptomatic of ...

  It is nothing short of a miracle that the members of Venezuela’s government and the opposition carried out a dialogue. Such a meeting would have been unimaginable two months back. The Vatican — which brokered the talks — needs to be lauded for making the impossible happen in a very conducive environment. Despite criticism from some quarters, the meeting ...

  Many of the California tech industry’s leaders are unhappy with the outcome of the U.S. presidential election. This being Silicon Valley, they’ve come up with an innovative response: Secede from the union. It’s one idea I hope they won’t bring to fruition. California supported Hillary Clinton more than any other state, yet the election was called before its votes ...