Becoming an adult involves understanding that the world is more complicated than Good Guys versus Bad Guys. But billionaire weapons makers and political demagogues will try to convince you otherwise.

People commit desperate, futile acts of violence when the political system fails to offer a legitimate way to address grievances and we don’t have a movement that can give people hope.

The campaign squandered a whole lot of money and made plenty of people rich. Parts of the Democratic operation seem more like a multi-level marketing scheme (MLM) than a political movement.

Joshua Lisec’s work is highly regarded by J.D. Vance, Donald Trump Jr., and Steve Bannon. He thinks democracy is overrated and that law should be used as a tool of political revenge. He spoke to Current Affairs to explain why his book praises McCarthyism and dictatorships.

The Biden administration’s favorite centrist pundit produces smug pseudo-analysis that cannot be considered serious thought. He ought to be permanently disregarded.

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy do not care whether the stories they tell about agencies are true. They’re useful for whipping up hostility to government so that regulations can be cut and the rich can do what they want.

The controversial “IHRA definition” of antisemitism must be revised if it is not to become a tool for silencing legitimate criticisms of Israel.

Democrats may be tempted to shore up working-class support by telling exaggerated stories about big bad bureaucrats. Instead, they should portray government as the vehicle for achieving our collective aspirations.