Pete Hegseth’s Holy War Is an Unholy Nightmare Pete Hegseth’s Holy War Is an Unholy Nightmare
The defense secretary is talking about Iran in bloodcurdling tones of religious extremism—and underscoring how much of a dangerous fanatic he is.
Mar 30, 2026 / Jeet Heer
The Hidden History of Free Choice The Hidden History of Free Choice
A conversation with Sophia Rosenfeld about her recent book on the roots of the concept of choice.
Mar 18, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
A Conflict Without Reason Has Become a Dangerous Holy War A Conflict Without Reason Has Become a Dangerous Holy War
Lacking a clear rationale for the attack on Iran, Trumpists are increasingly talking like crusaders.
Mar 6, 2026 / Jeet Heer
Muslims in Texas Are Harassed and Surveilled. Greg Abbott Is Making It Worse. Muslims in Texas Are Harassed and Surveilled. Greg Abbott Is Making It Worse.
In November, the governor issued a proclamation declaring CAIR, the country’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy group, a terrorist organization. “It’s about sowing suspicio...
Feb 17, 2026 / StudentNation / Arman Amin
The Long Shadow of the “Jewish Question” The Long Shadow of the “Jewish Question”
After the Holocaust, Israel was hailed as the solution to an essentially antisemitic debate. Now, as another genocide unfolds—in Gaza—Jews are once again questioning the question....
Feb 16, 2026 / Feature / Joseph Dana
Walking the Camino in the Shadow of Belief Walking the Camino in the Shadow of Belief
I trudged through Spain as a rift grew within American Catholicism. I returned home with a renewed sense and understanding of faith.
Feb 14, 2026 / Rhian Sasseen
Gaza Is Still Here Gaza Is Still Here
Despite a “ceasefire,” Israel’s killing has not ended. Neither has the determination of the Palestinian people to survive.
Feb 10, 2026 / Feature / Rayan El Amine, Lizzy Ratner, and Jack Mirkinson
Refusing Despair in a Despairing Time Refusing Despair in a Despairing Time
A Martin Luther King Jr. Day sermon by the Rev. Canon Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas.
Jan 21, 2026 / Rev. Canon Kelly Brown Douglas
The Strange Story of the Famed Anti-Fascist Lament “First They Came…” The Strange Story of the Famed Anti-Fascist Lament “First They Came…”
In his celebrated mea culpa, the German pastor Martin Niemöller blamed his failure to speak out against the Nazis on indifference. Was that the whole reason?
Jan 20, 2026 / Feature / Barry Yourgrau
How a Reactionary Peruvian Movement Went Multinational How a Reactionary Peruvian Movement Went Multinational
Parents’-rights crusaders seeking to impose their Christian nationalist vision on the United States took their playbook from South America.
Jan 20, 2026 / Feature / Elle Hardy