Politics

Israel moves to formally recognize Armenian WWI deaths as a genocide

Updated on: June 28, 2026 / 10:29 AM EDT / AP

The Equal Rights Amendment: A Promise Unfulfilled

"Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex." That's all the Equal Rights Amendment says. No mention even of women. Just 24 words. Fighting words written by Alice Paul, a driving force behind the passage, finally, in 1920 of the vote for women.

Cassidy accuses RFK Jr. of building public health "upon a foundation of lies"

Updated on: June 28, 2026 / 9:49 AM EDT / CBS News

Escalating US-Iran strikes threaten interim peace agreement

Tehran attacks Bahrain and Kuwait amid efforts to open strait of Hormuz without Iran’s direct oversight

Iran threatens 'complete halt' to US peace talks after day of tit-for-tat strikes

Iran warned Sunday that it could bring ongoing peace talks with the United States to a “complete halt” after a fresh exchange of military strikes in recent days.

The Founding Fathers: Why their radical beliefs continue to shape America

Yes, they were flawed; many of the men who signed the Declaration of Independence – indeed the man who wrote it – were themselves slaveholders. Yes, also: what they did in the summer of 1776 changed the world.

CBS News poll on America at 250 and some of what Americans think is best about U.S.

Updated on: June 28, 2026 / 9:10 AM EDT / CBS News

The American myth always came at someone’s expense. Now, it’s all but collapsed

The main pillars of the founding narrative have fallen on hard times. Today, its meaning is up for grabs

Good-faith lawsuit? LDS church in fight with podcaster over Mormon name

Church sues excommunicated member over Mormon Stories podcast but John Dehlin says name free for all to use

‘Dialogue is all the rage’: why is the right pouring millions into ‘civil discourse’ initiatives on US campuses?

Universities looking for a fix to relentless controversy are flocking to ‘civility’ initiatives. Critics say these efforts mask a darker project

America 250: An Opportunity to Renew Our Commitment to Civic Education

No nation in history has enjoyed the longevity, prosperity, and freedom that the United States has achieved over the past two and a half centuries. From our founding to the present day, generations of the public have worked to preserve a remarkable experiment in self-government built on liberty, opportunity, and the belief that all people are created equal. This is certainly something to celebrate.

The Democracies Can Still Triumph

Liberal societies need to show they can win—without destroying their own values from within.