Voltaire, the French Renaissance philosopher ... be achieved through reason and that no authority — religious or political or otherwise — should be immune to challenge by reason.

November 13, 2024 • President Biden and President-elect Trump met for almost two hours and discussed a funding bill that Congress needs to pass by Dec. 21, as well as ongoing support for Ukraine ...

35. “I’m hopeful that despite all the noise, all the lies, we’re going to remember who we are, who we’re called to be. Out of ...

We’ve selected quotable quotes from 30 of our most well-known ... Modern presidential speechwriters have included historians, political analysts, playwrights, poets, newspaper editors, and ...

How better to thread this particular needle than with movies about American politics? Filmmakers have long been dealing with the topic of our nation’s origin story, and how our particular manner ...

Guest: Corey Brettschneider is a professor of constitutional law and politics at Brown University. He is the author of The Oath and the Office and his latest, The Presidents and the People: Five ...

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He endorsed Trump, she endorsed Harris — noteworthy because, in 2024, our brains are so broken that we can’t conceive of admiring or befriending someone with opposing politics. “In a truly ...

NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Amna Nawaz to discuss the latest political news, including how close the election will be, the favorable ...

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Black women in American politics continue to face an uphill battle against persistent stereotypes, even as they ascend to prominent positions like the vice presidency. Despite significant progress ...

More than one-quarter of college applicants have ruled out a school solely because of the political climate in its state, a new survey finds. And those concerns span the political spectrum.