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The NYC mayor offers a new blueprint against cultural division.

The NYC mayor offers a new blueprint against cultural division.

"To be seen as hypocritical is the cost of trying to be better than you actually are," writes Shadi Hamid.

George W. Bush’s 9/11 message about Islam contrasts starkly with today’s conservatives.

Shadi Hamid has an uneasy conscience, and he doesn’t yet know what to do with it.

or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Hegemon

Chuck Schumer and other Democratic leaders are out of touch with a populist moment.

Chuck Schumer and other Democratic leaders are out of touch with a populist moment.

"To be seen as hypocritical is the cost of trying to be better than you actually are," writes Shadi Hamid.

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Charlie Kirk’s memorial shows how politics is reshaping this religious faith.

Charlie Kirk’s memorial shows how politics is reshaping this religious faith.

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A memorial service for Charlie Kirk became a political rally on Sunday, as President Trump told the crowd that he blamed the “radical left” for political violence. We talk about this fraught…

A crackdown on free speech is inevitable if we blur the line between words and violence.

Response to the strike in Doha erodes America’s position as a credible mediator and reliable ally.

Our current political moment is swayed by the allure of nostalgia.

Our current political moment is swayed by the allure of nostalgia.

The allure of the president’s crackdown on crime in the District tests our democratic society.

Richard Reeves drew attention to the crisis of male malaise. Here’s how men can rise above.

The allure of the president’s crackdown on crime in the District tests our democratic society.

Images of starving children have moved MAGA stars, Trump and Europeans to call on Israel to end the war.

The first thing to say about this book is that it’s important to read the subtitle and take it seriously. This is not a book about democracy in general; it’s about the Middle East, the rise and fal…

For the entirety of my adult life, America has supposedly been in decline.

The U.S. naturalization ceremony at George Washington’s historic Mount Vernon estate included remarks by Arnold Schwarzenegger

The Templeton Pluralism Fellowship is seeking twelve emerging leaders and scholars working at the intersection of religion, politics, and public life to serve as fellows beginning in the Fall of 2025....

We can no longer hide the uncomfortable truths of Israel’s destruction of Gaza.