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America Has So Much More to Lose
"Civil War" is political without being overtly partisan, which speaks to today’s politics more than many realize
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Nicholas Grossman
Bizarro Exceptionalism and The America Worst-ers
Reflexively blaming America for all the world’s problems is no better than defending everything the U.S. does
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Alan Elrod
Can You Imagine? Democracy’s Enemies Can.
On democracy, its opponents, and the limits of our vision
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Alan Elrod
ISIS's Doing, Putin's Failure
An early analysis of the March 22 terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall in Moscow, including comparisons to previous terrorism in and outside Russia
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Nicholas Grossman
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The Media Misfires On Biden's Age
Biden is old, but so is Trump—and Trump's an active threat to our democracy
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Nicholas Grossman
Opponents of Biden's Gaza Policy Make a Statement in Michigan
The Uncommitted campaign showed it’s far from a majority of Democrats, but might have the numbers to impact the general election. Winning them back…
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Nicholas Grossman
The Enlightenment’s Legacy Is Solid, No Matter What Its Detractors Say
Liberalism's triumphs often don't make front page news. That doesn't mean the populists are right that ours is a world in ruins.
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Adam Wakeling
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The Anti-Liberal Internationale
From the EU to the United States, reactionaries imagine a world order shaped by xenophobic, culturally conservative states
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Alan Elrod
That You Haven't Been Told
Trump's 2024 campaign for president poses a profound moral hazard for every American
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Jeffrey Quackenbush
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They're All Trumpists Now
There will be no changing of the guard for the GOP after 2024
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Alan Elrod
Israel-Palestine is About Israelis and Palestinians
How distorted frames make an already difficult situation even harder to solve
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Nicholas Grossman
The Unreasonable Man: Madness, Monomania, and Mindlessness on the American Right
The man in the Clapham bus encounters a roadblock
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Alan Elrod
It’s Not Israel’s War on Terror
Beyond some basic similarities, Israel in the aftermath of Hamas’ October 7 attack is not like post-9/11 America, and forcing the analogy could lead to…
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Nicholas Grossman
The Goulash Stands Alone
Hungary once again forges a lonely path. But unlike in 1956, there’s little to celebrate.
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Alan Elrod
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