Voices
Politics & SocietyShort Take
It is time to defund the police. I haven’t called them in years, and I need that tax money back to subscribe to Disney Plus.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Those who want to reduce or minimize abortion, as opposed to eliminating it, are in a more difficult political position.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Like gun violence, car-related violence is also a uniquely American problem.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
I’m in my late 50s, but elections still make me feel like I’m supposed to shut up and let the grown-ups talk.
Arts & CultureTelevision
Watching the same character fall short of redemption, or meaningful contrition, over and over again, dozens of times, is torture.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
According to a rash of new polls, Americans have come together over the belief that the country’s major institutions are seriously out of whack.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
The idea that the government should broadly reflect the values of the majority of the governed is in serious trouble.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Abortion polls tell part of the story.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Will a reversal of Roe v. Wade, which would return the power to regulate abortion to the states, be popular with American voters and Catholic voters in particular? Not necessarily.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
The defenders of democracy need a vision beyond opposition to Donald Trump.