The release of Badar Khan Suri, an Indian scholar detained for pro-Palestinian speech, reveals growing judicial resistance to Donald Trump-era authoritarian overreach—and signals the high-stakes battle over America’s democratic future
The jury is still out on whether the rapidly unfolding events spell a setback to India’s diplomacy and whether the country’s much publicized “clout” on the world stage is illusory
From whimsical tariffs to AI papal cosplay, Donald Trump’s second presidency is a chaotic spectacle of ignorance, overreach, and surreal theatrics. US EDITOR KENNETH TIVEN chronicles the twilight zone of American governance
In a tumultuous ten days, the president’s illusion of unchecked authority has collided with a hard wall of legal resistance, academic defiance, economic recoil, and a shifting public mood. The tide may be turning against a presidency testing the limits of American democracy
In an extraordinary clash between the Trump administration and America’s top colleges, a wave of federal pressure threatens academic freedom, civil rights, and the nation’s scientific research infrastructure—all rooted in what one columnist calls a “cruel farce” of personal vengeance and ideological hold
American resistance to the president has slowly grown in recognition of the cumulative impact of his continuous “shock and awe” campaign using executive orders to replace constitutional democracy