Applebaum: About older American traditions of state capture. Richard White: He would choose all the boards and commissions. He packed the courts. And, once you have the courts and the legislature—and ...

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No State Department official publicly said when the first notices for the planned layoffs would be sent, but the widespread ...

The new leadership at the U.S. Department of State is moving full speed ahead on its mission to "rightsize" and reshape the ...

Brazilian filmmaker Petra Costa’s latest documentary, Apocalypse in the Tropics, explores the impact of evangelical Christianity on Brazil’s political landscape. Once a small minority, evangelicals ...

A federal court in New Hampshire today blocked President Trump’s executive order restricting birthright citizenship and certified ...

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Social trust is crucial for capitalism and vibrant democracies. And when those systems weaken, as they are now, it’s calling – not cunning or charisma – that can help repair them.

Since Athens is considered the birthplace of democracy, the ancient Greek statesman Pericles must be considered its father.