As support for secessionist movements increases, it’s vital that political leaders reduce the divisions that threaten to tear ...

The current structures of America’s political system encourage toxic polarization, extreme policy positions, and blatant self ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. A theory of political speech under the second Trump presidency. A theory of political speech under the second ...

In 2011, Martin McGuinness, the former leader of the Provisional IRA (Irish Republican Army), ran for president of the Republic of Ireland. Over the four decades of his public life, McGuinness had ...

PARIS—French democracy wasn’t built for the crisis that’s enveloping the presidency of Emmanuel Macron. In an effort to pull France out of its fiscal spiral, Macron is exhausting a battery of tools ...

Aimee Pugh Bernard is affiliated with Immunize Colorado as a volunteer and unpaid board member. Every day, your immune system performs a delicate balancing act, defending you from thousands of ...

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In Focus delivers deeper coverage of the political, cultural, and ideological issues shaping America. Published daily by senior writers and experts, these in-depth pieces go beyond the headlines to ...

Every day, your immune system performs a delicate balancing act, defending you from thousands of pathogens that cause disease while sparing your body's own healthy cells. This careful equilibrium is ...

Mr. Witt is the author of “The Radical Fund: How a Band of Visionaries and a Million Dollars Upended America.” As democracy in the United States spirals into a widening gyre of distrust, demagogy and ...

Under Donald Trump, the American Right wields more power and influence than it has in 40 years. It is therefore worth recalling the groundwork laid by earlier right-wing thinkers who expanded ...