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Reasserting secular freedom does not mean silencing believers. On the contrary, it means ensuring that belief remains...
Trump and his allies now insist that criticism of Kirk dishonors the dead, yet for years they...
The Trump administration has already blurred lines between civilian leadership and partisan loyalty, and Hegseth’s rhetoric about...
The alignment of sheriffs, militias, and veterans with Trump’s second-term agenda reveals the anatomy of authoritarian drift....
By declaring emergencies at a record pace and sending National Guard units into multiple U.S. cities, he...
The thigh tattoo tells the story. In that image of Charlie Kirk permanently inked on human flesh,...
The closure of Alligator Alcatraz should have marked the end of a controversial chapter in U.S. immigration...
From Hitler’s Brownshirts to the covert forces of military juntas, the common thread is the erasure of...
Donald Trump’s language toward immigrants is not simply colorful rhetoric; it is a strategy with deep historical...
Kennedy’s claims about antidepressants illustrate how easily a sliver of truth can be stretched into a sweeping,...
By narrowing eligibility, softening guidance, and shifting responsibility onto patients, the agency has turned public health into...
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...
When the argument is performative, when the frame is unfalsifiable, when attention is the prize rather than...
Even if the orb proves to be adversary tech, sensor artifact, or a glancing engagement, the case...
Trump has rebranded America’s military purpose in a way that reflects his own worldview: aggressive, unapologetic, and...
The frontier between NATO and Russia is no longer a line of maps and treaties. It is...
The challenge ahead is learning to adapt to a slower pace, to economies and societies shaped not...
The Republican campaign against abortion pills and telehealth is a reminder that the post-Roe battle is not...
The Trump administration has called on Americans to have more babies, and limits to reproductive care are...
Maxwell’s move to a minimum-security camp is not merely about comfort. It is about what justice means...
Epstein may be gone, Maxwell imprisoned, but the ledger they left behind cannot be trusted. It tells...
If Republicans’ names are scrubbed and Democrats’ names are left to burn, then the files are no...
The far right’s violent speech is not a series of slips. It is a method that prepares...
The Evergreen High School shooting is more than a tragedy. It is a reminder that ideas have...