admin 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.
The Heart of America Still Beats for Connection
The annual Heart of America Survey shows Americans worrying about economic pressure and craving leaders who end polarization.
Why Conservatives Are Losing Their War Against The Odyssey
Christopher Nolan’s moral sensibility, which conservatives claim to hate, is what makes his Odyssey film a masterpiece—and a blockbuster.
Blood on the U.S. Senate Floor
The 1856 caning of Senator Charles Sumner by a pro-slavery U.S. Representative Preston Brooks was a step on the road…
Jon Ossoff Is Proving Democrats Don’t Need to Punch Left
Ossoff from purple Georgia is leading in polls and fundraising without picking on Democratic Party progressives. There’s a lesson there.
Andy Burnham’s Challenge
Andy Burnham has built his politics around Britain’s neglected industrial communities. His premiership depends on if he can deliver for…
Trump’s Election Integrity Speech Was Even Worse Than You Thought
The president's claims about foreign actors interfering in American elections were erronerous and was the implication of vote manipulation.
ICE Has Only Seemed To Be Quieter
As a U.S. Senator from Oklahoma, Markwayne Mullin enjoyed a reputation for confrontation and theatricality....