Last week’s column, (see “The American backlash against modernity,” 1/26/25) elicited responses that seemed to conflate three distinct yet related ideas: modernity, “wokeness,” and ...

At face value, ‘Wokeism’ is a natural evolution of traditional progress and liberation movements of the past. However, its strong ties to established media (including social media) and commercial ...

The picture isn’t much different in the UK. A recent Opinium poll of 2,000 Brits suggests 53 per cent of people both agree with Trump’s call for a “colour-blind and merit-based” society and with ...

The Right Rev. Mariann Budde is a woman of power. Budde is the first woman to lead the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, a position she’s held since 2011. As bishop, ...