With the onset of the Great Depression, the United States appeared on the verge of political revolt in rural areas. For half a century, rural people had felt increasingly marginalized by changes in American society and the economy and ignored by political leaders. A farm crisis in the 1920s inflicted further pain. By 1933, with […]
The Disintegration of the U.S. Military Under Trump and Beyond
Russia’s woes in Ukraine reflect its autocracy, corruption, and dismal choices. Sounds like the Pentagon under Pete Hegseth.
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To Mend Fences in Michigan, El-Sayed Should Stop Talking About Israel
Enough young critics of Israel were in Michigan’s Democratic primary electorate for Abdul El-Sayed to eke out a narrow victory. The general electorate is a different story.
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How Universities Won Their Battle with Trump
And why they have been able to resist his authoritarian demands while the business world capitulates.
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What South Koreans Can Teach Us About January 6—and Democracy
When Seoul’s rogue leader tried to impose martial law, the Korean people rushed to their legislature to save their democracy.
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Democratic Voters Are Boiling Mad at the Democratic Establishment, and It’s Ridiculous
The opposition party is on an electoral roll yet is pilloried for not fighting Donald Trump hard enough.
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The Vet-to-Cop Pipeline
Encourage veterans, including those with PTSD and brain injuries, to join law enforcement after they leave the military. What could go wrong?
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Get Smart: Our Summer Reading Roundup
Here are some of our editors’ and reviewers’ top picks so far this year for policy and political nonfiction.
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