If Mamdani is able to pull this off—a huge if, given the economic considerations, as critics are quick to point out—it will ...

Alireza Iranmehr is an Iranian novelist and essayist. His latest book in Persian is Reading Hafez in Private. His work has appeared in English translation in Stories From the Center of the World: New ...

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T his moment is by no means the first time that the U.S. has viewed Chinese students with suspicion. In the 1950s, American ...

Sean Feucht is bringing Christian nationalism to the masses.

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The legislation that just passed the Senate represents a big win for anti-abortion advocates—and a subtle shift in their ...

Walk down a quiet American street a few decades ago, and chances were good that you’d come across a vision of the ...

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C laire McCardell hated being uncomfortable. This was true long before she became one of America’s most famous fashion ...