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Is There Such a Thing as Truth?

Noam Chomsky and Hilary Putnam on how language connects us to the world.

Errol Morris

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Erdogan’s Ottomania

In a bid to consolidate power, Erdoğan is reshaping Turkish politics in the image of the Ottoman past.

M. Hakan Yavuz

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Be Realistic: Demand the Impossible

The revolutionaries of 1968 didn't succeed, but the world still needs turning upside down.

Peter Linebaugh

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Democracy Is a Habit: Practice It

Many say that despite Trump, our democracy is strong. But John Dewey cautioned that institutions alone won't save us.

Melvin Rogers

Politics

The Trump Doctrine and the Gender Politics of Power

Both at home and abroad, Trump deploys a politics of misogyny—lifted right from Machiavelli.

Bonnie Honig

Politics

The Democratic Coming Apart

Joshua Cohen talks to David Runciman about his new book, political action, and finding hope in the end of democracy.

David Runciman, Joshua Cohen

Politics

The Devolution of the Modern President

Trump may be egregious, but he is also a symptom of a much bigger problem facing modern presidents: the inability to govern.

Elaine Kamarck

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Why the President Needs More Power

The Founding Fathers didn't design Congress to solve national problems in the national interest. 

William Howell, Terry M. Moe

Law & Justice, Politics

The Border President

Trump v. Hawaii is not about religion. It’s about the president’s unlimited power at the border.

Elizabeth Shakman Hurd

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Trumpism Before Trump

We can’t fully appreciate the current anti-immigration moment without understanding the decades-long investment by right-wing movement politics.

Robert L. Tsai, Calvin TerBeek

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California Today, America Tomorrow

Political lessons from the state of resistance.

Felicia Wong

Politics, War & Security

Bloody Gina

Gina Haspel’s confirmation hearing is later this week. Here’s why we should all be concerned.

Scott Casleton

Politics

Testing the Waters in Texas

Whoever figures out how to save Texas might just save the rest of us in the process.

Elizabeth Catte

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