A four-ingredient cocktail, the margarita’s ingredient list is straightforward. But making a perfectly balanced margarita is an art form that requires a just-right tequila, fresh lime juice and ...

Backyard parties, Taco Tuesdays, Friday-night drinks—few cocktails fit a celebratory occasion as well as the margarita. You don’t need a store-bought mix to make a good margarita at home.

And she’s proud of it. Margarita Simonyan says she takes her orders directly from the Kremlin in what she describes as a covert “guerrilla” information operation against the United States.