An essay series by Jon Askonas, politics professor at the Catholic University of America, on what killed consensus reality — and what’s coming next. The series began in our Spring 2022 issue and is ongoing.
Introducing a series on why everyone but you is going insane
Scoring points, hunting for clues, building plotlines, revealing the Grand Narrative... Why are people acting like the national fracture is fun?
A world of authentic, post-spin journalism: The dream Jon Stewart spent a decade making real is now America’s waking nightmare. What did he get so wrong?
Here lies a beloved friend of social harmony (ca. 1500–2000). It was nice while it lasted.
