The Russian president, Vladimir V. Putin, continues to surprise. Russia’s military intervention in Syria, followed by a face-to-face meeting in Moscow this week with that country’s president, Bashar al-Assad, has startled the world.

Hoover Institution fellow Michael McFaul discussed the current state of relations between the United States and Russia, drawing on recent events and seeking explanations for ongoing tension. McFaul was at the center of the US/Russia relationship during his time as US ambassador to Russia, often stirring up controversy with the Russian media and government.

Hoover Institution fellow Richard Epstein discusses: whether the House can really pick a non-member as Speaker; whether a new case out of Wisconsin can upend gun laws; whether China has fallen afoul of international law with its claims concerning offshore islands; and whether we reached a peak in fantasy football?

What do former world chess champion Garry Kasparov, former State Department policy planning chief Anne-Marie Slaughter, former U.S. ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul, and big-name journalists Charles Lane, Jonathan Rauch, and Jeffery Goldberg all have in common?...