CNN: Chicago police now believe that the actor made up the racist, homophobic MAGA attack

Francis give a capo in the lavender mafia gets the clerical death penalty. Next job: exposing the network that protected him

Of all the people I worked with on Capitol Hill and off, he was one of the best.

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J.D. Vance on the disconnect within the Republican Party

This victory reflects how many hearts and minds were influenced by the late Congressman’s tireless efforts.

Recent science shows that human nature is largely fixed, much to the chagrin of both the Left and Right.

It’s going to be a central issue in the presidential race — and it should be

From a childhood in Tehran to the gates of Rome, a remarkable American pilgrimage

There are too many tribes to please, which means no one will be happy when the day is done.

Huawei, accused many times over of stealing secrets, is poised to control next-gen cellular technology worldwide.

There is usually a dangerous combination of hubris and failure to anticipate setbacks in every regime change policy, and this one is no exception.

The European Union’s critics may soon win real power.

The phenomenon is real — but is ‘socialism’ the best way to describe it?

These are the horrors that U.S. support for the war on Yemen helps make possible.

Reflections on patriotism in a time of alienation and decline

From Africa to India, persecution of the faithful is becoming common and our wars have only made it worse.

In South Korea, going to jail to relax is a hot new trend. What does that say about humans today?

Iran hawks imagine that they can strangle and choke an entire nation, and then that nation will spontaneously fall in line.

Yeah, Yemen’s a hellhole, but think of the poor rich transgenders in London

Pence’s speech confirms that the administration’s Iran obsession is an intense and destructive as ever.

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The college liberal arts are all but undone—and the fault is their own.

Despite the fear-mongering of pro-Saudi hawks, most House members understood that the war serves no American interests.

If Ireland stops teaching its past, are they doomed to repeat it?

Remote bookings, generic coffee shops, carefully vetted spaces and interactions—why leave home at all?

Our leafy friends suck carbon out of the atmosphere–and can win bipartisan support.

A progressive Canadian lawyer called it social injustice. He had to shut down his firm

What do you call the cultural politics of radical egalitarianism?

Netanyahu seems to be trying to create the illusion of broader regional support for possible escalation against Iran in Syria and Lebanon.