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He failed not because his ambitions were too grand, but because they were so pathetically small.

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The brutal caning of Sen. Charles Sumner in 1856 shows the difference between courage and concession.

This week's outburst suggests that America now has a two-tiered justice system.

Edith Pritchett cartoon on DOGE.

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The Russian president's arrogant overreach with Trump might add years to the Ukraine war.

Over Memorial Day weekend, Americans went to the movies in record numbers. They were drawn by a live-action remake of "Lilo & Stitch," the ninth Mission Impossible movie, and perhaps some good air-conditioning. Drew Goins, Molly Roberts and Will ...

New polling from YouGov reinforces that distrust in traditional media, a central engine of the political moment, remains acute.

11 older Americans' lessons on making friends and building community.