We speak of America’s political “fracturing” and “polarization” as if these are new things under the sun. In fact, as Yuval Levin reminds us in “American Covenant,” the whole point of the U.S.

Here’s what we’re turning to for clarity and perspective on our current political moment. By Jess Bidgood The last few months have felt like a political thriller, an epic co-written by Shakespeare and ...

Share your thoughts with the On Politics newsletter. By Jess Bidgood Jess Bidgood writes the On Politics newsletter. Summer is drawing to a close. A long weekend is upon us. And I know there’s only ...

The news cycle is increasingly intense, and most of us can barely keep up these days. A huge part of what is dominating our news content, from television screens to phones, is politics. One day we’re ...

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