TikTok Extends the Wasteland
Jeff Hewitt
Television is a paradigm that frames all visual communication as entertainment.
Missed America
Johann N. Neem
When all the bad things America did are true, but none of the good things, something is amiss.
The Satmar Option
Rita Koganzon
Where do the Hasidim fit in the American picture of religious liberty?
Current Issue
Of Continuing Interest
A selection of articles from the archives
Unbecoming American
Johann N. Neem
As a child, I thought that to be American was to believe in individuality, to support pluralism and equality, and to celebrate common holidays and eat common foods.
Being Left Behind
Felicia Wu Song
No longer fed by universal hope, Progress is instead driven by fear.
A Tale of Two Stories
Angel Adams Parham
Were it not for this creative, constructive impulse, the fire next time would have burned this country down many times over.
Democratic Authority at Century’s End
Jean Bethke Elshtain
The democratic story added the following to the idea of civic order: Through pledges and promises—a social contract or covenant—persons throw in their fortunes with one another. They seek not a perfect world, but a better one. And authority is necessary to its realization.