When Forgiveness Is Not Divine
The fact that so many Americans, including liberals, support a pardon for Trump is further evidence that a lot of Americans aren’t interested in justice, unity, or “healing”—they’re just afraid.
Why the Government Doesn’t Help the Poor
America insists on coddling the super-rich, making sure their children will never go broke, while neglecting the poor and forcing them to fend for themselves.
The Republican Rebound
We have a situation where right-wing lunatics with an ironclad base just need to persuade a few suburban women that critical race theory is coming to eat their children. And that’s all it takes to defeat the scrambling, ineffectual Democrats.
Do Republicans Own the Future?
The Republicans big win in the Virginia gubernatorial race has pundits predicting a wave of GOP victories in 2022 and 2024.
American Hubris in Afghanistan
Americans owe the refugees more than we can offer them, just like we owe the Afghan people more than we could deliver, writes Daniel Cubias
Cheating: The Republican Way to Win
Historian Rick Perlstein argues that Republicans hold onto power because they value winning at all costs
The Slow Evolution of Corporate America
With the instability caused by Republican politics being bad for business, we’re beginning to see corporate America side with social justice
Biden’s Border
Hector chats with Todd Miller, a journalist who has covered border security for the past 20 years, and the author of several books including Border Patrol Nation (2014), Empire of Borders (2019), and the forthcoming Build Bridges, Not Walls