A Christmas Prayer
The social symptoms of this trend—again, not unlike the 1930s—are broadly similar across the world: the rise of ethnocentric populism, the success of charismatic strongmen, a drift toward we-first economic autarky, a disaffection with due process and globalism, and an enthusiasm for grievance-based nationalism.
Neil Howe • The Fourth Turning Is Here: What the Seasons of History Tell Us about How and When This Crisis Will End
The system of checks and balances that I believed to exist in grade school has been shattered, as a man with a red baseball cap has torn down the curtain he didn't even try to hide behind. Our emerald city is bleeding and in between beatings we continue to drink the Kool-Aid and joke about moving across borders, when deep down we know we're too... See more
Opinion | We Can't Scroll Past This Dark Hour for Medicine
Season of peace
By Shea Howell
This is the season of miracles and mystery. People gather to light candles, build bonfires, share tidings of great joy, and look with hope in the turning of the year. We wish for peace on earth and goodwill to all humankind.
This year we send these wishes in the face of war. The U.S. Senate, unable to find agreement on
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