Prosperity is overrated, according to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

Nostalgia is a powerful political motivator for young people. But they may be yearning for an era that never existed.

Yes, there was a political backlash to leaders around the world in 2024. But this has been true in the U.S. for many election cycles—and may last for many more.

Jon Tester, Sherrod Brown, and Bob Casey all joined the Senate in a blue-wave backlash to George W. Bush in 2006. Eighteen years later, they lost their seats in a Trump wave.

Do we love Cheney? Of course not. But that’s hardly the point. The point is, can she move votes?

Richard Beck’s “Homeland” traces the far-reaching aftereffects of the attacks and tries to recover the events of the day, as they happened.

More than 200 former Republican staffers have endorsed Kamala Harris over Donald Trump.

The Supreme Court justice’s flag controversy should come as no surprise to anyone who paid attention to his nomination hearings in 2006.

When will the Democrats learn to fight back?

His “Clash of Civilizations” essay in Foreign Affairs turned 30 this year. It was provocative, influential, manna for the modern right—and completely and utterly not true.

A yawning leadership vacuum has given rise to a new wave of bigotry in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war.

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Some are already hardcore progressives. And pollsters, politicians, and analysts from both parties say it may just be a matter of time before the rest switch parties, too.

Researching public figures’ families is much easier than it used to be—but that doesn’t mean it’s inherently enlightening.

To the right, it’s a “clean” alternative to abortion—mothers can just drop their babies off in fire station boxes. And it’s spreading across the country. How did a desperate and once criminal act get turned into a good thing?

Two new lawsuits over Medicare drug-price negotiation boil down to: We want the cushy deal George W. Bush gave us!

The press dismissed him in 2016. Why believe their bullish predictions now?

While neoconservative foreign policy has crumbled, the pro-life project has succeeded—against long odds.

In the public relations parade that led to war, it was impossible to insert any observations that humanized Iraqis. It haunts me still.

Thomas Wilner and Andy Worthington have spent two decades trying to close the prison. Can Joe Biden finally make it happen?