Good to Know: Nationalism and democracy
Democracy needs more than a good story.
Good to Know: Antisemitism in America
Why is antisemitism now on the rise?
The misleading narrative behind the attack on public schools
A bit of history reveals the long-term forces at work.
Is Christian nationalism growing or declining? Both.
Fewer Americans subscribe to the ideology, but it’s growing in influence among Republicans, including rank-and-file and in public office
In Northern Ireland, Catholics now outnumber Protestants. That’s a first.
But look closely and you’ll find a more complicated picture. What does that mean for prospects of a United Ireland?
Americans are growing more accepting of Christian nationalism
When Marjorie Taylor Greene claims the label, it makes the anti-democratic ideology more publicly acceptable.
The new Supreme Court doctrine against religious discrimination
Conservative justices favor religious liberty over the separation of church and state.
Russia believed the West was weak and decadent. So it invaded.
Russia sees itself at the global forefront of the culture wars, leading the resistance to gay parades, ‘cancel culture,’ and liberal values more generally.
Putin has been redefining ‘sovereignty’ in dangerous ways
Like fellow populists Donald Trump and Viktor Orbán, Putin is talking about an illiberal vision of a people united by common values, beliefs and history