Politics

Politics

The Golden Gate Bridge is shown in a halftone style, with its left side tinted red and right side tinted blue, against a light background with hills.
Tech leaders may have backed Trump in 2024, but the majority of the community still leans left -- and has a big opportunity ahead.
Book cover of "Strange Stability" by Benjamin Wilson, featuring a green pen vertically centered on a beige background with red and green text—reflecting themes of nuclear deterrence.
In this excerpt from "Strange Stability," Benjamin Wilson explores how the concept of "deterrence" went from explaining criminal behavior to becoming a nuclear strategy.
A historical illustration shows a crowd gathered outdoors, with a separate close-up of hands sorting through documents at a desk.
Governance scholar and University of Pittsburgh professor Jennifer Brick Murtazashvili, Ph.D. on the forces that decide whether conflicted nations unify or unravel.
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A miniature tank made from rolled and stacked U.S. hundred-dollar bills is displayed on a red background.
By weaponizing the global economy, the U.S. initiated a new era of economic warfare and transformed how major powers compete.
The signing of the declaration of independence by george washington.
Five times in U.S. history, American presidential candidates have ascended to leadership despite lacking the popular vote. Here's how.
a black and white drawing of a man being hugged by another man.
The documents that convicted the infamous traitor were all kept in this unassuming leather pouch.
a man holding a large red, green and white flag.
For linguists, the uniqueness of the Basque language represents an unsolved mystery. For its native speakers, long oppressed, it is a source of pride.
a map of germany with a question mark on it.
Here’s what Europe would have looked like if the Confederation of the Danube had been established after WWII.
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Rushdie was heavily criticized by figures across the political spectrum for being offensive. People tried to “cancel” Rushdie long before that term was invented.