The passing of Mikhail Gorbachev on Tuesday at age ninety-one brought home to me how much has changed since the end of the Cold War. Today, the United States and its allies are beginning to copy Soviet behaviors, while Russia has pivoted to a role not unlike that of America in earlier decades. I certainly hope Ukrainians can stymie Russian aggression, preserve their sovereignty, and negotiate a decent peace. But I worry that in the larger scheme of things, America and other Western nations are becoming the ideological crusaders.