American news covered shocking events in 2010, but as judgment nears that attention disappeared In 2010, little more than a…
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America’s 250th Birthday Comes With a Crisis of Democracy Too few of us would pass as credentialed American historians or…
Ben Franklin Was a Little off Target Here’s a refresher on the story: People outside the constitutional convention in 1787…
Cynicism About News Helps Our Dictator DCReport Readers, I want to strongly encourage you to look at the front page…
Pre-War Protests Twenty Years Ago Were Very Different Over twenty years ago when a U.S. invasion of Iraq seemed imminent…
A surprise U.S. military strike to arrest Nicolás Maduro has ignited constitutional, geopolitical, and humanitarian concerns — with no clear…
“We Fought for Democracy—Now We’re Fighting Again” The town of Prescott Valley, Arizona had a No Kings rally and it…
At Rallies Big and Small, Millions Tell Trump He Has Lost His Way At the “No Kings” protest in upstate…
A Tragic Loss Sparks a Call for Ethical Leadership and Democratic Renewal The recent assassination of Minnesota State Representative Melissa…
A Tale of Two Trips by One of America’s Most Trenchant Observers on Rising Authoritarianism. Three years have passed since…