Under Churchill, the British were on the winning side. But within years, they lost or gave up control on their expansive holdings. Today, England—or, the UK—is a bit player on the world’s stage. The ...

Through its admitted inability (or unadmitted unwillingness) to protect Israeli soccer fans from being attacked by violent ...

In the United States, the Stars and Stripes are everywhere: on porches, lawns and pickup trucks. The national flag is part of the scenery, almost invisible in its ubiquity. In England, flags are rarer ...