A Better Celebration of America at 250
The new Lincoln Memorial Undercroft museum enshrines America’s highest ideals, however unrealized.
Politics
admin An American’s Unrequited Love for Iran
Historian Richard Nelson Frye devoted his life to Iran and asked to be buried in Isfahan. Hard-liners denied his final…
The Quiet Redesign of the Bachelor’s Degree
As millions hold some credit but no bachelor’s, lines between community college, high schools, and four-year institutions are blurring.
Evan Barker’s Magical Mystery Tour
Evan Barker offers a revealing critique of progressives but fails to explain how disillusionment with Democrats led her to vote…
The DSA Platform Would Destroy American Democracy
DSA's vision of a government without three equal branches providing checks and balances would facilitate the whims of an authoritarian.
Trump’s Anger Management Problem
The president’s fury was part of his success if voters thought his enemies included theirs. But the act is wearing…
Bryan Stevenson: “Ignorance Makes You Vulnerable”
The criminal justice advocate and civil rights leader on his work, the war on American history, and grace for those…
Why Autocracy Doesn’t Pay
Businesses need democracy to thrive, argues the founder of the business coalition Leadership Now. They should step up to defend…
Abdul El-Sayed’s Slippery Argument About Israel’s Right to Exist
El-Sayed says he’s for “self-determination for Palestinians and Jewish Israelis.” But for most Israelis, that means a Jewish state.
Facing Political Attack and Falling Enrollment, Colleges Take the Fight to … Each Other
As Americans have fewer children, competition is intensifying among institutions and recruiters for a dwindling pool of students.