by Danny Westneat A reader wrote in with a blunt and honest comment that I want to share, because it alludes to a shift that’s taking place […]
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Return of cruise-missile diplomacy
by Eli Lake A paradox of President Joe Biden’s decision to end the war in Afghanistan is his vow to keep fighting the wider battle against terrorism […]
Another victim of our freedom fetish
by John M. Crisp You don’t have to be a scientist to muster convincing arguments in favor of commonsense measures for combating COVID-19. COVID spreads through the […]
Why Putin can’t keep Navalny down
by Virginia Heffernan Alexei Navalny is considered the man Vladimir Putin fears and despises more than anyone on Earth. Quite an honor. What’s really unusual about Navalny, […]
Here’s why COVID-19 is harder for people with autism
by Lauren Lindsey The COVID-19 pandemic has required the vast majority of us to wear masks. This has predictably become a major source of civic contention: You […]
Debunking the ‘Big Lie,’ scholars and statistics show the facts don’t add up
by Mark Z. Barabak In a recent survey of presidential scholars, President Donald Trump finished a dismal third from the bottom, just ahead of perennial duds James […]
Schools must provide LGBTQ+ inclusive sex education
by Delilah Gray I came out to my family in 2012, when I was 12 years old. The members of my immediate family have been great allies, […]
‘As they’re being intubated, they still don’t believe it’
by Michael Ryan Our friends in health care have seen plenty to impale the heart in this COVID-19 pandemic, but nothing more tragic than this: the sight […]
Biden’s bad press is his own fault
by Ramesh Ponnuru President Joe Biden’s handling of Afghanistan has few vocal defenders. What they lack in numbers, though, they make up for in unity of message: […]
Biden’s plan a godsend for Appalachia
by Skylar Baker-Jordan On Aug. 24, Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives joined the Senate in advancing a $3.5 trillion infrastructure proposal that would greatly improve […]