Colleges Are Stuck Between Bad Options for Fighting Hateful Ideas
Deans and administrators keep confronting the same dilemma.
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How the Bernie Goetz Shootings Explain the Trump Era
A notorious event in 1984 divided New Yorkers in ways that feel extremely familiar four decades later.
The Logical End Point of Trump Saying He Could Shoot Somebody on Fifth Avenue
His administration is trying to distort the reality of Alex Pretti’s killing.
Yes, It’s Fascism
Until recently, I thought it a term best avoided. But now, the resemblances are too many and too strong to deny.
Tom Stoppard’s Secret—And Mine
Like the playwright, I grew up knowing nothing about my family’s connection to the Holocaust.
International Law Is Holding Democracies Back
The United States should use this moment to argue for a different approach to the rules of war.
‘It’s a Really Scary Time’
Representative Maxwell Frost says he was assaulted by a man who yelled, “We are going to deport you and your kind.”
Pete Hegseth Should Stay Out of Minneapolis
By inserting himself into the situation in Minnesota, the secretary of defense is only making things worse.
The Rise of the Tech Hamiltonians
The political coalition that has formed under Trump’s banner has the potential to reshape American politics.
The Great Divorce
The marriage between Europe and the United States has been fraught from the first—and now it might be coming apart.