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Pope Leo XIII, circa 1880.

The Text That May Be Key to How the New Pope Thinks The Text That May Be Key to How the New Pope Thinks

Leo XIV’s namesake penned an encyclical, Rerum Novarum, that critiques both capitalism and socialism.

May 13, 2025 / Jack Hanson

Pope Leo XIV leads his first Regina Caeli prayer from the Central Loggia of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican.

The New Pope Delivers a Consistent Message on Gaza: Ceasefire! The New Pope Delivers a Consistent Message on Gaza: Ceasefire!

Pope Leo XIV has echoed his predecessor’s urgent call for an end to the assault that has killed more than 52,000 Palestinians.

May 13, 2025 / John Nichols

May Day, Istanbul, Turkey

May Day, Istanbul, Turkey May Day, Istanbul, Turkey

On May 1, 2025, thousands of people demonstrated in Istanbul, and over 400 were arrested by police.

May 13, 2025 / OppArt / Mehmet Altun

Contestants log roll the Paul Bunyan Lumber Jack Show from Nova Scotia at the Marshfield Fair on August 23, 2019, in Marshfield, Massachusetts.

Nostalgia for the American Logger? Nostalgia for the American Logger?

Reflections on Gentlemen of the Woods: Manhood, Myth, and the American Lumberjack.

May 13, 2025 / Erik Loomis

Senior officers from the Indian Army, Navy, and Air Force address the nation, revealing details of Operation Sindoor during a press conference on May 11.

Do Not Forget That India and Pakistan Could Still End Up in a Nuclear War Do Not Forget That India and Pakistan Could Still End Up in a Nuclear War

May 13, 2025 Do Not Forget That India and Pakistan Could Still End Up in a Nuclear War Even after a ceasefire, the standoff over Kashmir risks escalating into something far worse i…

May 13, 2025 / Wolf Hertzberg

American politician and diplomat Daniel Patrick Moynihan delivers a speech, circa 1980.

White American Liberals, Part 2 White American Liberals, Part 2

On this episode of American Prestige, Kevin Schultz returns to continue discussing his new book.

May 13, 2025 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on March 6, 2025.

Flattery Will Get You Everywhere Flattery Will Get You Everywhere

May 13, 2025 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Nation Poetry

The Beginning The Beginning

May 13, 2025 / Books & the Arts / John Skoyles

What Would It Mean to Defend All Abortions?

What Would It Mean to Defend All Abortions? What Would It Mean to Defend All Abortions?

Democrats love to avoid it, and Republicans love to lie about it. But later-abortion care has never been more important.

May 13, 2025 / Feature / Amy Littlefield

Nation Poetry

For the Last American Century For the Last American Century

May 13, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Robert Wood Lynn

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