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APR 16, 2021 • Podcast
Are Americans Facing an Undemocratic Future? with Jason Stanley
U.S. democracy is at a dangerous inflection point. As America emerges from the January 6th assault on the Capitol, society faces a critical question: ...
APR 6, 2021 • Article
Are Americans Facing an Undemocratic Future?
Faith in democracy is waning, and the events of the past year have done little to inspire confidence. Today, the presumption of democracy as an ...
JUL 24, 2018 • Article
The Assault on Ethics
A year and a half into the Trump presidency, its most consequential feature thus far is its assault on ethics. What began as a curiosity ...
MAR 19, 2018 • Article
Story of Service: Max Missel
Max Missel was born October 18, 1895 in Kovno, Russia (now Kaunas, Lithuania). Five-year old Max came to the United States with his mother Lipsa and his ...