by Stephen J. Lyons In the Orwellian universe in which we now marinate, that uncomfortable reality in which rumors seamlessly transform into facts, and disinformation invades our […]
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Trashing Republican traditions
by Steven Roberts After most Republicans vociferously condemned the FBI’s raid on Donald Trump’s Florida estate, Fox News host Steve Doocy plaintively asked his guest, GOP Congressman […]
Don’t be swayed by ads from unclear interests
by Rekha Basu A grim-faced doctor walks into an examining room where an anxious white-haired woman sits on the table, awaiting news. “Mrs. Smith, I have your […]
Rushdie and the defense of ‘hate speech’
by Jonathan Zimmerman “Professor, why should we allow hate speech?” Over the past few years, that’s become the most common question that students ask me in class. […]
What does Afghanistan look like after one year?
by Colin P. Clarke One year after the United States withdrew from Afghanistan, the country is an even more dangerous place. The Taliban now serves as the […]
Match rhetoric, action on Africa policy
by Samar Al-Bulushi and Lina Benabdallah Last week Secretary of State Anthony Blinken released the Biden administration’s long-awaited Africa strategy during his visit to South Africa. Perhaps […]
Nation’s health may depend on people getting to know each other
by Lynn Schmidt Our country is in a very dark place at the moment. But I have hope, because the answers are all around us. They live […]
Better sex education can help young people affected by abortion bans
by Keli Goff Recently, Kansas voters soundly rejected a referendum that would have ensured more abortion restrictions in the solidly red state. This led to predictions that […]
Biden’s no FDR. He’s not even Obama
by Ramesh Ponnuru Democrats have every right to be pleased that they passed another big spending bill, but a lot of them are getting carried away. Longtime […]
Democracy not a partisan issue
by Rev. Jesse Jackson While the United States champions democracy across the world, our own democracy is under siege. Nothing is more fundamental to democracy than the […]