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Editor’s note: MisCONceptions is a column with four contributors. This article was written by Katherine Brown. I didn’t think I shared anything in common with Millie Bobby Brown until recently. As someone who also got engaged at 19 and announced the news with a Taylor-Swift-captioned Instagram post, I’ve encountered pushback when people discover I’ll be […]

Editor’s note: MisCONceptions is a column with four contributors. This article was written by Nicholas Rishi. The majority of Americans believe that the federal government should play a major role in issues such as healthcare, the economy, the environment, infrastructure, national security and more, according to data from Pew Research Center. Yet, since 2005, Gallup […]

Editor’s note: MisCONceptions is a column with four contributors. This article was written by Trent Bunker. Moral degeneration, degradation, breakdown, decay, atrophy — whichever word you choose to describe them, the results from the latest Wall Street Journal-National Opinion Research Center survey on the values of the American public are concerning. The poll found that […]

Editor’s note: MisCONceptions is a column with four contributors. This article was written by Katherine Brown. I normally cry during movies: It’s a bad habit. But “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” (2019) starring Tom Hanks as Mr. Rogers made me weep. As I watched the way an ordinary man loved those around him who […]

Editor’s note: MisCONceptions is a column with four contributors. This article was written by Nicholas Rishi. Perhaps the greatest misconceptions we form about those with opposing political views are born out of an inability to understand why somebody believes what they do. Too frequently, we jump to negative conclusions about the motives and logic behind […]

America is dying. Whether you believe it is ill due to climate change, rising bigotry and predatory billionaires, or moral degeneration, family breakdown and a loss of unity may vary depending on your political ideology. However, we fear that in a time of increasing polarization, marked by the demonization of the opposing side in echo […]

As the night of the Nov. 2 election progressed and it became clear that Republican candidate and businessman Glenn Youngkin would defeat former Democratic Governor Terry McAuliffe in the race for governor of Virginia, talking heads and pundits were instantly tasked with diagnosing our tumultuous political moment. After all, the state has been relatively blue […]