Representational government rests on a simple idea: that the laws the nation lives under generally reflect what the public wants. In the United States, few issues test that idea more than abortion.
Shooting incidents unsettle Muslims as Ramadan begins
Days after the holy month of Ramadan began, shootings targeting an imam in Utah and an Islamic center in Pennsylvania have rattled Muslim Americans as they look forward to weeks in which they gather frequently and in large numbers.
Laura Loomer and other Jewish conservatives sound alarm over Tucker Carlson’s White House access
Jewish figures on the far right are increasingly expressing concerns about President Donald Trump’s handling of an antisemitism rift among the Republican party, after its instigator Tucker Carlson reportedly visited the White House for the third time in weeks on…
Music and art can save the world, if we let them
dI was in the kitchen doing dishes when the sound stopped me. Froze me in place. I went to the living room to check it out. I knew the face and the voice but not the song. So of course,…
When civil rights protesters are killed, some deaths – generally those of white people – resonate more
Renee Good and Alex Pretti, two white Minneapolis residents killed in January 2026 by federal agents while protesting the Trump administration’s immigration policy, have become household names. National media outlets continue to focus on their deaths and the circumstances around them.
Greece’s crackdown on mosques is aimed at flushing out migrants, Muslim advocates say
In early February, a few weeks before the beginning of Ramadan, Greece’s minister of migration and asylum, Thanos Plevris, announced a nationwide sweep to close down “illegal places of worship,” specifically mentioning more than 60 unregistered mosques that are operating…
Australia begins sweeping public inquiry probing antisemitism after Bondi Beach killings
A wide-ranging federal inquiry began on Tuesday into a rise in antisemitism across Australia before two gunmen believed to be inspired by the Islamic State group allegedly killed 15 people at a Sydney Jewish festival in December.
Donald Trump’s Violent Mentality is Quite Literally Biblical
One could be forgiven for coming away from Leighton Woodhouse’s “Donald Trump, Pagan King” op-ed in the New York Times with the nagging suspicion that he hasn’t actually read the biblical or ‘Pagan’ writings on which he bases his claims….
Prayer app Hallow faces backlash over Lenten partnership with Tucker Carlson
On Wednesday (Feb. 18), Tucker Carlson released the latest episode of “The Tucker Carlson Show” on X, drawing a furor of online discussion after announcing that Hallow, a Catholic prayer and meditation app, would sponsor the program during Lent.
After 4 years of war, Ukraine’s Jews adapt to a life of sirens, shortages and uncertainty
Viktoria Maksimovich’s students at the Sha’alavim Jewish Day School no longer run for shelters when air raid sirens sound.
Display of St. Francis of Assisi’s bones confirms enduring appeal of relics for Christians
The bones of St. Francis of Assisi went on public display for the first time Sunday, capping an 800-year saga over his bodily remains and confirming the enduring appeal to Christians of venerating a saint’s relics.
First American Pope Will Spend July 4 On Europe’s Migrant Front Line
Pope Leo, the first U.S. leader of the global Catholic Church, will spend the Independence Day holiday this year visiting an Italian island known as the first port of call for migrants sailing from North Africa for Europe.