Longer than a magazine piece but shorter than a book, Quarterly Essay shapes our public culture in significant ways.

The story of COP 30 will likely be similar to what's come before, vaulting ambitions, with little or nothing actually ...

UChicago political scientist Susan C. Stokes analyzes the current moment while offering solutions to a polarized public ...

Introduction In October 2025, the International Institute for the Middle East and Balkan Studies (IFIMES) in Ljubljana published ldquo;Jewish Intelligence Power as a Critical Intervening Factor in ...

Reza Mirzaei, clinical assistant professor of Art History at Alfred University’s School of Art & Design, New York State College of Ceramics, has published a peer-reviewed article “Equestrian Semiosis: ...

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The fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk this week on a Utah college campus marks the latest example of violence tearing through American politics across centuries and the ideological ...

The foundation of a free society is the ability to participate in politics without fear of violence. To lose that is to risk losing everything. Charlie Kirk — and his family — just lost everything. As ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s leadership is “unlike anything our country has ever experienced,” nine former directors and acting directors of the Centers for Disease ...

The ”stumps in the orchard” MI story reminds me of “hit and run” politics. Rand Paul continued his ridiculous attacks against Dr. Anthony Fauci as if there was incontrovertible evidence to back up his ...

When Democratic lawmakers left Texas to try to prevent the Republican-led Legislature from redrawing the state’s congressional districts, it marked the latest episode in a long national history of ...