Politics & Society
The rise of the American Muslim public servant
It turns out that organized Islamophobia has given American Muslims the incentive to organize as well.
Are both parties to blame?
Democrats and Republicans alike bear some fault for the state ofUS democracy. But only one of them is actively dismantling it.
Barth’s refusal
When the intelligentsia attempted to enthrone German culture as divine, he would not join them.
The banality of ICE
Sometimes evil looks like our neighbors wearing tactical vests.
The settlers didn’t just seize land—they remade religion
Tisa Wenger traces the ways colonial power transformed Native spiritual worlds while reshaping American Christianity itself.
The politics of cutting people off
Political breakups aren’t some new low in American life. They’re an understandable response to stakes that have always been life and death.
The empire’s uniforms in the world’s oldest colony
Puerto Ricans have a proud heritage of fighting against imperialism—and a long history of serving in the US military.
Sarah Ruden vs. millennia of antiabortion men
The classicist goes on an energetic romp through the long history of what she sees as propaganda intended to control women.
The pastor with no robe
Economic ideology can strip a vocation bare. The danger is especially acute for clergy of color.
Pete Hegseth’s war horse
The secretary of war quoted Psalm 33 to bless American might. He should have kept reading.
Rapture theology at Ruby Ridge
Chris Jennings explores an often overlooked element of Randy and Vicki Weaver’s extremist beliefs.
It’s not too late for climate action
“The God-given gift of human ingenuity,” says activist Bill McKibben, “is on par with the God-given gift of sunshine and wind.”
Trending topics: Black women writers
Six new biographies of Black women whose writing has changed history
Intentional conflict
“Conflict is not sin,” says Priya Parker. “It’s heart; it’s relevance. People don’t fight about what they don’t care about.”
How judges made neoliberalism
Mehrsa Baradaran reveals the ways the market captured the law and called it freedom.
My prayer for soldiers
I looked up to see a line of 50 kids in uniform boarding the plane. Every one of them had brown skin like mine.