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Putin’s aggression is only part of the grim story of why democracy is in retreat.

A TNR editorial

Is the Republican Party compatible with democracy?

A study of strongmen misses deeper reasons for democratic collapse.

Fidesz’s victory Sunday was the culmination of many events that, once upon a time, we thought couldn’t happen here.

Social equity programs were supposed to correct the disparities of the war on drugs as marijuana became legal. What went wrong?

The case for keeping public goods under democratic control

Here’s what the president can do, now that major reforms are dead in the water in Congress.

The Mississippi congressman’s long struggle for civil rights is culminating with his role atop the January 6 committee.

No one understood political battle lines better than a Communist politician from Sardinia.

A passion for science made Wells famous. But he was driven by a longing for something more.

The attacks on CRT have terrified our educators. But the public school system has always made it hard to teach controversial subjects.

Her new novel “Pure Colour” investigates the eternal.

Should academic freedom really protect those who make false and morally repellent claims? It’s time for a rethink.

With the president’s poll numbers in the dumps, it’s time for him to remember his commuter-train roots.

The two men who made their fortunes in real estate sound remarkably alike.

The United States is neither uniquely great nor uniquely evil. Understanding this reality is the chief prerequisite for changing the country for the better.

What happened to Americans’ sense of community?