A Journal of Ideas

Racism

A Culture for American Democracy

Politics follows culture, as we know, and not the other way around. So can we create a culture that can sustain a better politics—and a vibrant democracy?

By Melody Barnes

A Time for Healing?

Before he gets to policy, Joe Biden needs to teach America a better set of values.

By Daniella Gibbs Léger

Yes, Let Us Have Peace. But...

We must try to move forward. But we must remember and pronounce, not idealize or excuse, those who put us through these four searing years.

By Brandon R. Byrd

Introduction: The Impacts of Eroding Enforcement

By Rebecca Dixon Rajesh D. Nayak

Encouraging Domestic Terrorism

What happened at Charlottesville leaves supremacists poised for more violence in the service of Trump’s diktats.

By Michael Signer