Germany’s Far Right Is Nowhere in the Election. But It’s ‘Here to Stay.’

In the next national Parliament, the far-right Alternative for Germany party is likely to remain a pariah force. But it looks assured, too, of a role in shaping the country’s future.

‘They Are Manufacturing Foreigners’: How India Disenfranchises Muslims

Persecution in a remote Indian province spawned Modi’s new draconian citizenship law.

Opinion | When Dictators Find God

We’re in an era of post-religious holy wars.

As Abortion Rights Expand, the U.S. Joins a Handful of Telling Exceptions

Recent shifts on access to abortion suggest democracy and women’s rights go hand in hand — and that the inverse might be true as well.

Opinion | The Right-Wingers Who Admire the Taliban

For some reactionaries, a victory over "liberalism" is something to gloat about.

Opinion | Tucker Carlson Has a New Hero

The right wing’s peculiar fascination with authoritarians has deep roots.

In a Crisis, India’s Modi Could Always Change the Narrative. Then Came Covid.

His efforts to squelch dissent and to accentuate the positive may not be able to counter widespread anger over his government’s stumbling response, undermining a key part of his strategy for wielding power.