Time and again, the 19th-century works of Fyodor Dostoevsky foretell the 21st-century problems we now face. One of his most famous and relevant observations comes from The Brothers Karamazov: “The more I love humanity in general the less I love man in particular.”...

On November 4, the eve of the US presidential election, I took to the streets of the nation’s capital to ask Americans and foreigners alike about which candidate they trust more to bring an end to conflicts around the world. By the end of the day, the answer was...