We tend to provide only self-defeating half-measures to care for people with mental illness.

Recalling the origins of Thanksgiving might help us to renew this truly American “holy day.”

The editors on violence in Iraq, presidential prospects for 2016 and e-cigarettes

From the archives, the editors on the assassination of John F. Kennedy

The vast increase in the reach of U.S. intelligence operations lack a stringent moral grounding.

The editors on the human rights office in El Salvador, changes at the CTSA and lead exposure.

The wheels of justice grind slowly indeed—perhaps slowest when they detour onto Wall Street.

Sharing the Burden, A Civil Politician and Argentina's Future

Announcing a two-year collaborations between 'America' and the American Bible Society

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