The recent departure of Democratic lawmakers from Texas, a strategic move to prevent the Republican-led Legislature from redrawing the state’s congressional districts, highlights the enduring practice ...

This essay appears in our current print issue under the headline “What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About Political Violence.” Subscribe to get a copy. Georges Sorel, writing in 1908, gave a very ...

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Orwell’s voice reached audiences through numerous BBC and other broadcasts, but no recordings remain today. Source: BBC/Unknown author, via Wikimedia Commons (Public Domain) George Orwell once ...

Charlie Kirk’s assassination fits into American history. How does it fit into our politics? Credit...Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images Supported by By Jia Lynn Yang Jia Lynn Yang, a former national editor, ...

A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. For the second day in a row, President Donald Trump has felt the need to assure ...