No outreach to those who had opposed him. No acknowledgment of the achievements of his predecessors. Only an unrelievedly bleak view of current conditions.
Cardinal Timothy Dolan’s presence at the inauguration should prompt sober reflection about the role of faith leaders when it comes to their relationship with power.
Heather Ann Thompson’s powerful book on the Attica prison uprising of 1971 forces us to think about how methods of incarceration are contrary to our core values.
Cinematic in style, leisurely in pace, and preposterously farfetched in narrative premise, "The Young Pope" is by its creator's description also about solitude.
John Kerry's argument is commonsensical: Given the threats Israel faces, does it really want to intensify conflict in the West Bank? How does that help the region?
To Americans accustomed to cashless transactions, it's difficult to convey the shock the Indian economy has suffered since Modi’s demonetization policy took effect.
In his study of governance in U.S. history, historian Gary Gerstle shows that Americans have distrusted each other ever since they forged a single nation.