Samuel Goldman
Samuel Goldman is a national correspondent at TheWeek.com. He is also an associate professor of political science at George Washington University, where he is executive director of the John L. Loeb, Jr. Institute for Religious Freedom and director of the Politics & Values Program. He received his Ph.D. from Harvard and was a postdoctoral fellow in Religion, Ethics, & Politics at Princeton University. His books include God's Country: Christian Zionism in America (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2018) and After Nationalism (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2021). In addition to academic research, Goldman's writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and many other publications.
Latest articles by Samuel Goldman
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What are the people of Ukraine really fighting for?
opinion The war in Ukraine shows the limits of nationalism
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Will anyone be happy with a post-religious America?
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The petrifying return of nuclear anxiety
opinion Thinking the unthinkable, again
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The thrill of teaching Mill
opinion Free speech is a live issue again, and John Stuart Mill is an able guide
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Germany's parliament heard Zelensky. Then it voted on birthdays.
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Congress wants to play WWII in Ukraine. The trouble is that could start WWIII.
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The liberal world order is gone, but the West lives on
opinion Universal values now get only spotty coverage around the globe
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In defense of debate
opinion How the debate about debate misunderstands debate
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Culture war in the Magic Kingdom
opinion Disney's CEO is caught in an unenviable cultural tug-o-war over the 'Don't Say Gay' bill
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A high price for patriotism, paid by those who can least afford it
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The GOP's future is Jacksonian, but Tom Cotton is no Andrew Jackson
opinion He has the vision, but he won't make it to the promised land
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Keep Russian dressing out of your beef with Putin
opinion Dostoyevsky, Swan Lake, and vodka are innocent!
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NIMBYism rears its aged head in Berkeley
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Biden's revealing silence at SOTU
opinion What he didn't say says as much as what he did
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We're not quite an Idiocracy, but presidential speeches are getting dumber
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Ketanji Brown Jackson marks a 1st and more of the same for the Supreme Court
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Why war in Ukraine means the end of the liberal world order
opinion With Russia’s invasion, the world’s ‘rules’ no longer apply
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Rick Scott's plan shows the problem with Congress
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How the U.S. can still win in the Ukraine crisis
opinion World War III is the worst scenario. What's the best?
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Canada is playing fast and loose with the rule of law to suppress the Freedom Convoy. Where's the outrage?
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The right is finally ready to reform the CIA. Don't let hatred of Trump ruin it.
opinion We shouldn't let partisanship foreclose an opportunity to rein in the intelligence establishment
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The San Francisco recall is the left's 3rd strike
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Down with the woke cartels
opinion How key professional associations became a privileged cultural establishment
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Trudeau's a hypocrite about the trucker protests. He's not the only one.
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