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Politics & Society Short Take
Republicans and Democrats agree that democracy is in trouble. They just don’t agree on its definition.
September 16, 2022
Republicans were as likely as Democrats to say that democracy is in trouble. Does this mean we have achieved a consensus without realizing it?
Politics & Society Short Take
Abortion, student loans and the Republican weakness for nostalgia
September 02, 2022
Nonwhite voters naturally do not have much affection for America as it existed before the civil rights movements.
Politics & Society Short Take
Social justice isn’t really a new religion. It still hasn’t figured out forgiveness.
August 26, 2022
Here in deep-blue Manhattan, I know a lot of people who would indeed see “religion” as a slur.
Politics & Society Short Take
Defund everything
August 19, 2022
It is time to defund the police. I haven’t called them in years, and I need that tax money back to subscribe to Disney Plus.
Politics & Society Short Take
On abortion, a lasting political compromise might be impossible
August 10, 2022
Those who want to reduce or minimize abortion, as opposed to eliminating it, are in a more difficult political position.
Politics & Society Short Take
Cars kill almost as many Americans as guns. And we can do something about it.
August 03, 2022
Like gun violence, car-related violence is also a uniquely American problem.
Politics & Society Short Take
Dear God, let me vote for someone younger than me before I die
July 27, 2022
I’m in my late 50s, but elections still make me feel like I’m supposed to shut up and let the grown-ups talk.
Arts & Culture Television
Reading the news is torture enough. Watching TV shouldn’t be.
July 18, 2022
Watching the same character fall short of redemption, or meaningful contrition, over and over again, dozens of times, is torture.
Politics & Society Short Take
The church isn’t alone. Americans are losing their trust in (almost all) major institutions.
July 12, 2022
According to a rash of new polls, Americans have come together over the belief that the country’s major institutions are seriously out of whack.
Politics & Society Short Take
In a world after Roe v. Wade, we need pro-life Americans to preserve democracy
July 06, 2022
The idea that the government should broadly reflect the values of the majority of the governed is in serious trouble.
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