The Supreme Court’s Attack on Reproductive Freedom is an Attack on Liberal Democracy
Roe v. Wade is now history, and with it the U.S. constitutional protection of a woman’s right to choose whether or not to carry a pregnancy to term. A half... Read more.
The Important Evidence from the January 6 Hearings Must Be Better Communicated If Constitutional Democracy Is to Be Saved
The House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the United States Capitol has now completed its second two-hour hearing, with its third hearing... Read more.
Staring Into the Abyss
Reflections on the value of alliances for supporters of democracy and their enemies Abyss: The great deep or bottomless gulf believed in old cosmogonies to lie beneath... Read more.
Putin’s War on Ukraine Is a War on Academic Freedom and an Occasion for Solidarity in its Defense
As I observed in a recent commentary, Russian teachers are at the center of whatever debate is still possible in Russia about Putin’s bloody war on Ukraine.... Read more.
Further Thoughts on Ukrainian Heroism and its Tragic Limits
From the moment that Russian troops first attacked his country on February 24, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelinskyy has bravely rallied his country, and much... Read more.
Why We in the U.S. Should Care About Putin’s Invasion of Ukraine
Note: What follows is a talk that I presented on Tuesday, March 1, at a Teach-In organized by Indiana University’s Russian and East European Institute and... Read more.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy, The Hero We Now Need
Volodymyr Zelenskyy is a 44-year-old man who until a few years ago was a professional actor and comedian. In 2019 he was catapulted to the Presidency of Ukraine,... Read more.
Putin’s Attack on Ukrainian Freedom Must Be Opposed
On November 4, 1956, Soviet tanks entered Budapest to perform the “fraternal task” of suppressing a short-lived popular revolt against the Soviet-installed... Read more.
Academic Freedom Under Pressure
The Case of Andrea Pető Andrea Pető is a Professor in the Department of Gender Studies at Central European University. She is an extremely well-published scholar... Read more.
An Open Letter in Defense of Democracy
The future of democracy in the United States is in danger. We are writers, academics, and political activists who have long disagreed about many things. Some of... Read more.