Jamie Dean | Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin is part of a rare buttress against his own party’s efforts to pass radical legislation, but his own voting history makes it hard to predict where he’ll land
Emily Belz | Democrats’ court-packing proposal appears dead in the water. But is it influencing the conservative justices now?
Onize Ohikere | Young, skilled workers are leaving Nigeria as the country battles violence, mass abductions, and economic instability
Despair over U.S. party politics and national disunity go all the way back to the Founders
Four nonfiction books
Documentary Paint the Wall Black shows the high cost of resistance to a social justice movement
Nate Bargatze offers cathartic comedy for the pandemic-weary in his new show, The Greatest Average American
A new series starring comedy giants disappoints
Box office smash Godzilla vs. Kong is one of the more entertaining films in the series
America, the (not always) beautiful
Nomadland reminds viewers that the freedom to choose the paths we walk may be more beautiful than the paths themselves
Children of the Day helped launch a Christian music genre
Noteworthy new or recent releases
COVID-19 has been a nightmare, but the pandemic has also resulted in a reduced flu season, expanded telemedicine, and the growth of RNA-based vaccines
The past three decades have seen a shift in the reasons women seek abortions, but pro-life workers still help many choose life
For schools participating in interscholastic sports, holding Biblical views of sexuality increasingly draws LGBT ire