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Bruce vs. Donald

We look at Bruce Springsteen’s political activism.

Yuval Noah Harari on Donald Trump’s Core Delusion

The best-selling author of “Sapiens” and “Nexus” discusses the core delusions deranging our politics.

The Missing Word at Trump’s Prayer Rally

Can Talarico Really Flip Texas, or Are Democrats Just Dreaming?

He looks a lot like Beto O’Rourke, who ultimately disappointed Democrats. But GOP Senate nominee Ken Paxton is unusually vulnerable.

Yuval Noah Harari on Donald Trump’s Core Delusion

The best-selling author of “Sapiens” and “Nexus” discusses the core delusions deranging our politics.

J. D. Vance’s Bumpy Ride

It wasn’t the first time that Trump had debased someone who serves him. It wasn’t even the first time that Vance had had to downplay a blasphemy-themed A.I. image.

Caught in the web

At The Telegraph, John Haldane remembers the late Dominican theologian Fr. Fergus Kerr. At UnHerd, Sohrab Ahmari has had enough with Donald Trump’s “mad king” governing style, and...

Robert Jeffress Reflects on Faith, Politics, and the Challenges Facing America

Robert Jeffress isn’t backing down. The longtime pastor reflects on decades of ministry, why he believes faith and politics can’t be separated from today’s cultural battles, and th...

Robert Downen on the Abuse Crisis and the Southern Baptist Convention

For the past eight years, writer Robert Downen has had an inside view of Southern Baptist life, leadership, and a community of survivors as they’ve dealt with fallout from the chur...

Big Swells of Rancor Are Capsizing America

Texas just got a lot more interesting.

Mystery Brain

Last year the right-wing Passage Publishing, whose mission—“to push forward new ideas and ways of thinking that can break us out of our cultural and political cul-de-sac and open u...

Can MAGA Survive the Great Evangelical Crack-Up?

If Donald Trump is remembered for anything, it may be as a war president: His enemies so far have included migrants, trade, Venezuela, Iran, maybe Cuba—and now religion. His latest...

Austin’s Storied Driskill Grill Returns, Now With April Bloomfield at the Helm

Inside the historic Driskill Hotel, the restored steakhouse returns with chef-driven sides, serious dry-aging and plenty of old-school swagger.

Paperback Riders: John Perry Barlow “Mother American Night: My Life in Crazy Times” and The Principles Of Adult Behavior

John Perry Barlow’s memoir Mother American Night: My Life in Crazy Times reads like an acid trip from the American counterculture, yet also carries an idealistic turn that comes fr...

Excerpts from The Believer: An Interview with Thomas McGuane

- - -Fishing apparel mentioned: A tarpon-wear shirt Old bib-front overalls Bow ties and club blazers Jean shorts - - -It will come as no surprise to longtime readers of Thomas Mc...

Dispatches from the Dumbest Timeline

Diplomacy in action...

True Believers Blow Trump’s Mind

Our most transactional president is having trouble processing.

The Political Truths of Literary Friendship

The private letters of famed literary critic Harold Bloom offer an ethical guide for politics.

Who Killed Roe v. Wade?

Tony Dokoupil on political violence in America after Saturday's correspondents' dinner attack

Tony Dokoupil shares his thoughts on Saturday night's shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner.

Defying Decline

James Piereson on What Really Matters: Restoring a Legacy of Faith, Freedom, and Family, by Timothy S. Goeglein.

Vermont Conversation: One year after arrest, Mohsen Mahdawi refuses to be silent

White House Correspondents’ Dinner Aftermath: Many Americans Entertain the Idea of Violence

The Supreme Court’s Death Blow Against Voting Rights Is the Culmination of John Roberts’s 50-Year Crusade

David Daley Beginning with his first job in the Reagan Justice Department, the chief justice has been hell-bent on dismantling the Voting Rights Act. The post The Supreme Cou...