This essay appears in our current print issue under the headline “What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About Political Violence.” Subscribe to get a copy. Georges Sorel, writing in 1908, gave a very ...

The recent departure of Democratic lawmakers from Texas, a strategic move to prevent the Republican-led Legislature from redrawing the state’s congressional districts, highlights the enduring practice ...

A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. Halfway between the 2020 and 2030 census is not the normal time to be talking about ...

This past week, the right-wing political activist Charlie Kirk was assassinated at Utah Valley University. Kirk, a close ally of President Donald Trump’s, was thirty-one years old. Tyler Robinson, a ...

Orwell’s voice reached audiences through numerous BBC and other broadcasts, but no recordings remain today. Source: BBC/Unknown author, via Wikimedia Commons (Public Domain) George Orwell once ...

As political battles upend college campuses, we asked dozens of students what is on their minds as they plan for the future. Politics was only part of it. By Alyce McFadden Colleges and universities ...