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The voting results are mostly in, and they are less conclusive than everyone hoped or than either side is willing to admit.

A big night for the Democrats could stymie any efforts to interfere with the election.

What Elizabeth Holmes has in common with Donald Trump

Every Republican wants to paint Obama as an out-of-touch elitist—except one.

What would a Christian political agenda look like if it were measured by the lives that could be saved, sheltered, and healed?

But please don’t blame the Jews.

Can this classics test replace the SAT?

Today Israelis will vote, many trembling for the future of their country, no matter which candidate they prefer.

Hunger. Sickness. Blackouts. Abandoned streets. The withering of the state is shocking to behold.

A new idea for lowering food prices that could actually work

My field is as much an expression of the human spirit as music and literature. Is it for the machines now?

The new technology hasn’t fundamentally transformed the problem—at least not yet.

The timing of the charges and the puzzling substance of the allegations raise questions about the integrity of the prosecutorial work.

The country relies on their talents, ambition, and skills to power two of its most important sectors—technology and medicine.

Jobs exist. The trouble lies in finding men who are willing and able to take them.

Suppressing democracy and extracting resources at the expense of its people

The most important race in Texas is for attorney general.

The Republican response to Senator Elissa Slotkin is revealing.

Budget promises made, budget promises broken

No society, no matter how equal or enlightened, can satisfy nihilists.