As protests rage in Iran, Chinese netizens are openly debating freedom, repression and global power politics, even as Beijing keeps its criticism focused on Washington.

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The Supreme Court will consider whether laws in Idaho and West Virginia banning transgender athletes from competing on girls' ...

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It’s time to pair American “maximum pressure” with maximum support for the Iranians determined to overthrow the crippled ...

It was unlike any book they had ever seen,” Carrie Gibson writes in The Great Resistance: The 400-Year Fight to End Slavery ...

Our thoughts and prayers aren’t enough, we are told. Our sorrow and anger are not enough. We express them after every mass shooting, but nothing changes. Why isn’t this repeated outpouring of emotion, ...

feel much like the last big one in 1976. I still believe our nation’s best days are ahead. But our history and our headlines suggest we are facing a familiar test. Another fraught fight for freedom ...