The Islamic Republic of Iran may be on an accelerated schedule for revolutionary decay, at least if compared to the USSR.

The U.S. military detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has generated intense debate for two decades, raising enduring questions about national security, human rights, and justice.

The battle against climate change is being lost.

The problem of fake news has been with us from the beginning of the Republic, and American democracy was even worse at dealing with it then than it is now.