Like many other young women living in communist East Germany, Solveig Leo thought nothing about juggling work and motherhood. The mother of two was able to preside over a large state-owned farm in the ...

During this turbulent moment for American democracy, Simone Weil’s words remind us that progress is not always linear, and that true values may lie beyond any notion of political advance or retreat.

Hungary’s fiery, right-wing leader says Donald Trump’s victory will help his own battle against immigration and multiculturalism and restore traditional family values. In Argentina, a president who ...

The political landscape shifted dramatically last year, however, after liberal justices won control of the state Supreme Court and invalidated the Republican district maps. That move opened the door ...

Historical figures like Dietrich Bonhoeffer, who famously stood against the moral failings of his time, have been largely absent in the modern political landscape in America. For those who see the ...

Critics argue that Trump’s appeal is rooted in a nostalgic vision of America that ignores the reality of the sacrifices made to improve it. Instead of honoring the past by building on it, a Trump ...