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The need to look beyond war for some non-martial way to cultivate communal responsibility is more urgent now than ever.

Do cancellation artists themselves deserve protection from being canceled?

American presidents have long vied to echo John Kennedy’s “Ask not what your country can do for you.” The spirit of service, declared Ronald Reagan, “flows like a deep and mighty river through the history of our nation.” Bill Clinton created AmeriCorps. George H.W. Bush likened volunteer organizations to “a thousand points of light.” George W. Bush created the USA Freedom Corps. Barack Obama called on Americans to “ground our politics in the notion of a common good.” Their arguments are all the more compelling today in a bitterly divided America st...

Should young Americans be required to give a year of service? On the surface, the idea would seem to be attractive across the political spectrum.  By Editorial Board New York Times May 4, 2021 — 11:28am Text size Copy shortlink: American presidents have long vied to echo John Kennedy's "Ask not what your countr...

Joe Biden aspires to be the second coming of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, so short of his showing up to work in a wheelchair and sucking on a cigarette holder, the first hundred days, which he marks this week, will serve as the most symbolic reminder of the president’s sense of historic purpose. The ritual observation of the passage of FDR’s calendrical contrivance promises to be even more turgid than usual this year. President Biden’s first address to a joint session of Congress, which he delivers on Wednesday, will come with special solemnity. We will be reminded that delivering the nat...