Politics

Down the Rabbit Hole of Money in Politics

Campaign cash and the election industry

Mar 19 •

Why Interventionism Isn’t a Dirty Word

Whether we want to admit it or not, we’re all better off if America stands tall instead of slumping inward.

Mar 11 •

No, Winning a War Isn't "Genocide"

Two-thirds of young people think Israel is guilty of genocide. Half aren't sure the Holocaust was real.

Feb 26 •

When More Democracy Is Less: The Paradox Of Primaries

America's long, strange, failed experiment with primary elections.

Feb 12 •

Trump and Biden’s Paths to Victory: Two Essays from Two Perspectives

Jan 19 •

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Religion Is Not the Antidote to “Wokeness”

We can't fight dogmatism with more dogmatism.

Dec 20, 2023 •

The Coming Anti-Drug Backlash

Pot smoke in public may prove to be the drug warriors’ best friend

Dec 11, 2023 •

The Tower of Socialism Babel

"Socialism" has become a political vessel into which both the left and right project their hopes or fears, but it's time we started speaking the same…

Dec 4, 2023 •

Letter to Young Americans

Looking for existential crises in all the wrong places

Nov 24, 2023 •

Living Well Is the Best Activism

Don’t underestimate the power of leading by example.

Nov 17, 2023 •

Young Voters Are Furious at Biden. That’s Nice.

Critics argue that Biden's support for Israel is driving young voters away and dooming his re-election chances, but that's not what the data says.

Nov 10, 2023 •

Hamas’s Useful Idiots

False equivalencies and the war behind the war in the Middle East

Oct 18, 2023 •

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