Mr. Witt is the author of “The Radical Fund: How a Band of Visionaries and a Million Dollars Upended America.” As democracy in the United States spirals into a widening gyre of distrust, demagogy and ...

We explore how the U.S. has joined all the other countries where leaders have tried to silence speech. By Katrin Bennhold I’m the host of The World. Humor is dangerous for autocrats. Seven months ...

New data from a 2025 Researchscape International survey conducted in partnership with LifeStance Health reveals what many of us already feel—our screens are draining us. While social media has its ...

Every year on 2 October, India honours the birth of Mahatma Gandhi. In 2025, we mark his 156th birth anniversary. It's not just a national holiday, it's a moment to talk, write and think about his ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's speech to senior military officers in Virginia Tuesday was not only conduct unbecoming a former major of the Army National Guard, it was dangerous. The former Fox News ...

Florida’s public universities have made a commitment to free speech, enacting a policy in 2022 that promises “not to stifle the dissemination of any ideas, even if other members of our community may ...

The national discussion surrounding free speech that was reignited following the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk has made me realize how dire the situation has truly gotten on ...

Listen to more stories on the Noa app. Sign up for our newsletter about national security here. In the days before Pete Hegseth stepped onstage to address the hundreds of generals and admirals he ...

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In a speech Tuesday morning before an auditorium packed with several hundred of the nation's most seasoned military commanders, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called for an end to "woke" culture in ...

And in with the Stockdales, the Schwarzkopfs, and the Pattons,” Hegseth said. Hegseth said the issues he was discussing Tuesday could not “go another day” without being addressed. His remarks were ...

After Congress late Tuesday failed to reach an agreement to prevent a federal government shutdown, funding for federal agencies ended at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday. What that means is that while government ...