The killing of civilians is wrong. It fuels a cycle of hatred and trauma. It has no justification. So why don’t we apply that lesson consistently? Why are some mourned more than others?

The Democratic Party is sclerotic. It’s easy to heap blame on Joe Biden now that he is weak and powerless. But that’s a convenient way of avoiding a major reckoning.

MAGA millionaires RFK Jr. and Dr. Oz want to throw poor people off Medicaid. But healthcare is a human right.

Academia is not full of radicals. There just aren’t many Republicans, perhaps because Republicans despise the academy’s values of open-mindedness and critical inquiry.

In “On Democracies and Death Cults,” Murray offers a straightforward “good versus evil” account of the Israel-Palestine conflict. He does this by excluding every piece of information that undercuts his thesis and even spreading outright falsehoods.

To distinguish the truth from bullshit, rational skepticism is required. This is not the same as contrarianism, conspiracy theories, or a blanket refusal to accept any and all sources of authority and expertise.

The popular political journalism website broadcasts shady sponsored content from the health insurance, finance, fossil fuels, and weapons industries. It openly allows the world’s worst companies to produce fake news stories under the Politico brand. 

Cutting off lifesaving food and health aid to poor countries is an act of pure evil. Why isn’t U.S. media making this a central issue?