America
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There’s No Such Thing as an American Bible
The presumptive Republican nominee for president of the United States, who weeks ago started selling shoes, is now peddling Bibles.…
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The Great Rupture in American Jewish Life
For the last decade or so, an ideological tremor has been unsettling American Jewish life. Since Oct. 7, it has…
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What’s the Matter With Ohio?
For many years, Ohio has been thought of as a bellwether state: With rare exceptions, whoever won Ohio in a…
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It Hurts to See Biden Imitating Trump on Trade
Waving the flag as he heads into election season, President Biden is opposing the acquisition of U.S. Steel, a once-great…
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TikTok Could Disappear but the Problems It Poses Remain
America is politically polarized. But there is an issue on which both sides agree: We need more privacy and TikTok…
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Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Focuses on Forgotten Figures
An inaugural digital exhibition, “Becoming Visible,” traces the paths of five notable women whose stories have been largely erased.
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Four Ways of Looking at Christian Nationalism
Amid all the talk about the potential influence of Christian nationalism in a second Trump administration, and in the country…
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Why Authoritarians Like Saddam Hussein Confound U.S. Presidents
America committed its worst foreign policy mistake of the post-Cold War era when it invaded Iraq in 2003 to disarm…
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The Mystery of White Rural Rage
Will technological progress lead to mass unemployment? People have been asking that question for two centuries, and the actual answer…
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What Is Christian Nationalism, Exactly?
If you’re alarmed by the rise of Christian nationalism, the single worst thing you can do is define it too…
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