The post-truth crisis is ultimately a test of civic character. A republic cannot survive if its citizens...
Politics
The challenge posed by MAGA is not only to logic but to conscience. If the movement has...
Americans must relearn the discipline of context. That means demanding data alongside stories, patterns alongside pathos. It...
In the end, the way forward is neither nostalgia for the Enlightenment nor surrender to irrationality. It...
If the disease of freedom fatigue is cyclical, then its cure must be generational. History warns that...
The old Iron Curtain was meant to keep people in and ideas out. The new one does...
If a democratic political following begins to behave like a religious one, then the boundaries of power...
Every democracy is sustained by a simple covenant: that truth, however inconvenient, must remain public property. The...
Each public feud, leaked chat, or ideological split chips away at the image of a seamless populist...
Political fatigue can be a door cracked open, but what comes through it depends on honesty. The...
Politically, the administration faces a choice: confrontation or conversation. Thus far, President Trump has opted for the...
If October 18 proved anything, it is that the fight for democracy isn’t only fought in elections...
Trump’s speech crystallized a vision of America at war with itself, a vision in which cities are...
Together, Trump and Hegseth represent the convergence of hubris and inexperience, with the potential to steer the...
He’s shifted from not knowing about iot, to dismissing it as irrelevant, to quietly surrounding himself with...
The thigh tattoo tells the story. In that image of Charlie Kirk permanently inked on human flesh,...
When political leaders wink at intimidation, when juries excuse perpetrators, when conspiracies are repeated by elected officials,...
What began as entertainment on the airwaves evolved into apocalyptic cable sermons, then into presidential incitement, and...
The record is difficult to ignore: from the nation’s capital to local school board meetings, the anger...
Whether our republic survives this moment depends on the resilience of civil society, the independence of the...
Trump’s announcement (dramatic, provocative, and legally dubious) is more than a rhetorical flourish. It tests the limits...
Donald Trump’s shift toward using regulatory, licensing, and educational tools to favor praise and suppress critique is...
By equating political opposition with existential threat, leaders constructed a framework in which violence became inevitable. The...
The far right’s violent speech is not a series of slips. It is a method that prepares...
Right-wing extremism online is not a shadow phenomenon. It is part of the digital landscape, adapting to...
Conservative pundits have spent August and September beating the drums of war in pursuit of the one...
For his faithful flock, he will be remembered as a champion of the family and a man...
Her life embodied a faith that celebrated divine intervention. But the prosperity gospel she championed carries long,...
The First Amendment is fundamental, and it’s under attack by those on the religious right who would...
The corporate loyalty ledger, paired with government investment in private equity, signals a redefinition of power in...