Category Politics

What the Methodist split tells us about America

A separation of church and church. An LGBTQ+ flag flies over Union United Methodist Church in the South End of Boston on January 5, 2020. Jessica Rinaldi/Boston Globe via Getty Images Last week, hundreds of United Methodist Church (UMC) delegates…

Why New York City is lowering its speed limit

Drivers don’t need to go faster than 20 mph on most city streets. Police investigate the scene of a collision between an electric scooter rider and vehicle in Queens, New York, in March. New York last month made it possible…

America’s border crisis, in charts

For all the attention on the border, the root causes of migration and the most promising solutions to the US’s broken immigration system are often overlooked. Migrant people of different nationalities seeking asylum in the United States travel on freight…

How long can Israel and Hamas avoid all-out war?

Israel and Hezbollah are trying to keep their fighting contained. But the conflict keeps escalating. An Israeli reserve combat soldier takes part in a training drill on May 8, 2024, in the Golan Heights. Amir Levy/Getty Images Joshua Keating is…