The United States needs a vibrant, thoughtful democratic-socialist presence. One that knows what it stands for, and one with a tragic sense of its own history.
A new federal rule redefines who is likely to become a “public charge,” and is therefore ineligible for citizenship. Few remember the rule’s anti-Catholic roots.
Rather than patiently building support for a broad and united front against China’s abuses, Trump’s erratic approach is damaging America’s diplomatic standing.
Hong Kongers are fighting China for their political survival. But the rest of the world, particularly the West, seems apathetic toward their precarity.
For me prayer is concrete, a form of work. Politicians, though, have a different job, and in the wake of mass shootings, they have a duty to take action.
Australia has cracked down on press freedoms in recent raids. What does it mean when a country that calls itself a democracy attacks one of its defining principles?