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In January 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson declared an “unconditional war on poverty in America” during his first State of the Union address.

Can President Lula redeem democracy in Latin America?

In January 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson declared an “unconditional war on poverty in America” during his first State of the Union address. Johnson called for an all-out war against poverty and…

In high-rent urban neighborhoods and the prosperous suburbs of the nation’s major cities, divorce is down, marital satisfaction remains high, and non-marital childbearing is still an exotic activity. It is not upscale America but Middle America that is experiencing marital troubles: From small towns in the heartland to working-class suburbs outside the nation’s major cities, divorce, marital dissatisfaction, and non-marital childbearing are on the rise. In a word, marriage is in much better ...

Macro Perspective on the Capital Markets, Economy, Geopolitics, Technology, and Digital Media

Editor’s note: This is a repeat of a column first published in the fall of 2018.

The paintings of Edward Hopper sends a strong message to our own age of alienation, digital or otherwise.

With the junior senator from Nebraska set to become the president of the University of Florida, it’s a good moment to plow into his most recent book.

The website of The Philosophers Magazine.

Oligarchs and activists are playing for the same team