America’s changing past
Can the U.S. understand its complex history without descending into left-right culture wars? Eric Foner on the conflict over national narratives.
Restoration drama
Does the United States have a strategy for competing with China? G. John Ikenberry on repairing alliances, solving problems, and maneuvering for power.
Hate to say it
What’s behind progressive hostility to free speech in America? Nadine Strossen on the newest manifestation of an old problem.
Mistaken identity
Why does a Republican Party still dominated by Donald Trump seem to be gaining strength with Latino voters? Gabriel Sanchez on the pandemic-era dynamics of a major shift in U.S. politics.
Men of the people
How is Joe Biden’s populist rhetoric competing with Donald Trump’s? David Kusnet on the war of words for the hearts and minds of working-class Americans.
It’s complicated
Is nuance dead? Meghan Daum, on the polarization of the American mind.
‘The grills in crematoria are melting’
Why is COVID-19 devastating India? Omair Ahmad on government incompetence, willful ignorance, and scapegoating.
Telling it like it was
Why did the American administration just recognize the Armenian Genocide of 1915? Steven Cook on U.S.-Turkey relations and moral values in foreign policy.
‘A thing of the past’
Can the United States find its place in the world? Andrew Bacevich on the necessary end of a national illusion.
