Christopher Nolan’s moral sensibility, which conservatives claim to hate, is what makes his Odyssey film a masterpiece—and a blockbuster.

Founded in 1969, the Washington Monthly is an independent media organization based in Washington, D.C. Our mission: To preserve democracy and champion good governance through honest journalism and ...

Founded in 1969, the Washington Monthly is an independent media organization based in Washington, D.C. Our mission: To preserve democracy and champion good governance through honest journalism and ...

Founded in 1969, the Washington Monthly is an independent media organization based in Washington, D.C. Our mission: To preserve democracy and champion good governance through honest journalism and ...

The annual Heart of America Survey shows Americans worrying about economic pressure and craving leaders who end polarization.

Founded in 1969, the Washington Monthly is an independent media organization based in Washington, D.C. Our mission: To preserve democracy and champion good governance through honest journalism and ...

Ossoff from purple Georgia is leading in polls and fundraising without picking on Democratic Party progressives. There’s a lesson there.

In his new memoir, The Controversialist, Martin Peretz offers a gritty, propulsive, and fascinating account of his career. (Via Jewish News Syndicate) The art critic Harold Rosenberg once referred to ...

The 1856 caning of Senator Charles Sumner by a pro-slavery U.S. Representative Preston Brooks was a step on the road to the Civil War.

The 1856 caning of Senator Charles Sumner, an anti-slavery Republican, by a pro-slavery U.S. Representative Preston Brooks was a step on the road to the Civil War and has echoes in our own violent ...

Elections and Voting Distortions: President Donald Trump talks after speaking in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, July 16, 2026, in Washington. Credit: Saul Loeb/Pool via AP When President ...

Andy Burnham has built his political identity around Britain’s neglected industrial communities. His premiership may depend on whether he can deliver for them. Founded in 1969, the Washington ...