Mr. Beckwith, professor of Central Eurasian Studies at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, is the author of Empires of the Silk Road: A History of Central Eurasia from the Bronze Age to the ...

Darts has evolved from a pub game to one of the most cherished sports in the world, with some of the biggest names currently dominating at the oche. Here are the greatest darts players ever.

Hamid Dabashi of Columbia University: U.S. political leaders are "destroyers of civilization" like Attila the Hun, Genghis Khan and Tamerlane. Michael Sells of Haverford College: They are ...