From the Editors
The Century’s take on the issues of the day
Are both parties to blame?
Democrats and Republicans alike bear some fault for the state of US democracy. But only one of them is actively dismantling it.
A win for people power
A faith-based group successfully campaigned to get a major bank to divest from private detention centers. There is hope to be mined here.
Reforming higher ed by punishing students
Federal policy changes have made student loans harder to obtain—and much harder to pay back.
What is a Zionist?
There are many answers to this question, so using the term without explanation can be confusing—and even dangerous.
Gutting the vote
The downfall of the Voting Rights Act is devastating—and familiar.
When Christians do unchristian things
It can be tempting to respond to people’s harmful actions by denying their identity as Christians. We should resist this temptation.
The president’s brokenness
The war in Iran underscores what was already evident: Trump goes on instinct, and his instinct is to dominate others.
Easter in a brutal world
How can we proclaim any sort of hope right now? We aren’t the first Christians to wrestle with this question.
Dangerous caricatures
Stereotyping and scapegoating people can unravel a democracy. So why do we do it?
The new GOP hawks
Trump and his advisers see the Western hemisphere as theirs for the taking, whether it’s Venezuela’s oil, Greenland’s minerals, or Panama’s canal.
New York’s Muslim mayor
The spotlight on Zohran Mamdani’s campaign also illuminated a pervasive fear of the other in our political discourse.
Facing fascism
As lawless gangs of ICE agents terrorize city neighborhoods, it’s getting harder to maintain that the United States is a democracy.
A time for nonviolence
Political violence is morally unacceptable, against Charlie Kirk or anyone else. It’s also strategically shortsighted.
Christian progress, Christian regress
The stakes of Obergefell aren’t abstract. Hanging in the balance are the basic rights of living, breathing, beloved people.
The politics of performance
In the Trump era, the narrative around legislative efforts seems to matter a lot more than the actual results.
The desecration of Oak Flat
Idolatry rarely turns out well for people—or for the rest of creation.