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In an age of incivility, returning to the nation’s foundations may aid stability

On the battlefield at Gettysburg, competing historical narratives force an encounter with the truth

Anyone wondering about the state of the tottering edifice we just a few decades back deemed “the new world order” need only ingest the title of Mariana Mazzucato’s recent New Republic article: “Saving the Climate in a Triple Crisis: A […]

Which script were the insurrectionists following?

Cynicism isn’t the response our political system, or the internet, needs

White evangelicals were quick to repent of racism in the civil rights era. That doesn’t mean
they’ll embrace critical race theory today.

“If we cannot justify the South in the act of Secession we will go down in History solely as brave, impulsive but rash people who attempted in an illegal manner to overthrow the Union of our country.” –Former Confederate General […]

This holiday requires a new twist: hard questions about our past

Comfort comes from unexpected places

The moment seems promising. The movement is in trouble.

Solzhenitsyn’s truth-to-power speech still speaks

What can turn an assignment into a feast? A Book of Magic, of course—and a city of magic, too

In today’s public square, just how far away is “the other side”?

Who needs tears—let alone a miracle—when you have hydroxychloroquine?

At this week’s annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention, the tortured state of American conservatism is on full display

Each Sunday my church prays for people across the globe who face ostracism, imprisonment, and even death because they are Christians. The social and political costs of practicing Christianity are especially high in places like Somalia, North Korea, Eritrea, Afghanistan, and […]

Art museums are reopening. Here’s why you should visit one.

In the new PBS film, politics is the defining element in Graham’s life. Was it?

Large families will not save humanity

Paul Kingsnorth may have left the environmental movement. But his trek continues on.