The Globalist

Reflections on Amy Coney Barrett’s insistence on an obscure legal theory and what it says about today’s United States.

What happens if Trump declares victory on election night, and tries to dispute any “late” uncounted ballots — both in the courts and in the free-for-all of public opinion?

The disturbing picture of millions of mailed-in ballots potentially never being counted, and hundreds of thousands of votes for the Democrats being disenfranchised, is a real possibility.

This is a good time to assess what works best to relieve family stress.

Americans’ willingness to work with each other and to learn from one another is becoming ever more deficient.

Democrats who had been anxious about how Biden would perform can breathe a sigh of relief.

QAnon is much more than a marginal phenomenon, as much as most rational people would wish otherwise.

Despite Trump’s assertions, Biden’s tax plans are far removed from “radical socialism.”

A personal perspective from an American Jew at a truly momentous time in U.S. history.

Joe Biden will be vilified more and more by the Trump campaign as the election approaches. But this vilification is likely to be confined to inside the right-wing echo chamber.