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.
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There aren't enough rich people for Democrats' 'tax the rich' plan
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You're offended? So what?
opinion How to escape the snowflake wars
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Why stricter immigration laws help real refugees
opinion Many asylum-seekers aren't fleeing persecution. That makes it harder to help those who are.
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America's foreign critics are unflattering, unfair, and worth hearing
opinion There are truths only foreigners can bring to American ears
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Democrats' religious hypocrisy is on display in Virginia
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Biden's SCOTUS commission gives Democrats a rallying cry
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Academic freedom, attacked left and right
opinion The university has a unique mission. Does anyone remember what it is?
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Why urban decline could be good — even for cities
opinion How decentralization of wealth and status could make America more stable and resilient
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Democrats have a race problem. It's not what they think.
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The myth of civic education
opinion Learning about our government is supposed to unify us. What if it can't?
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Rowdy protests aren't violence — yet
opinion If every disagreement is a potential threat, politics becomes impossible
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The conservative case for postal banking
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The recurring problem with the MacArthur 'genius' grants
opinion Must every genius be liberal?
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What Democrats really think about parents
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Democrats' problem is Congress itself
opinion Democrats want Congress to operate like a European parliament. It can't happen.
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Good riddance, Angela Merkel
opinion Merkel promised to uphold liberalism, democracy, and European cooperation. She left them weaker in almost everything she touched.
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It's time for Israel to remove the golden handcuffs
opinion Why Israel should reject U.S. military aid
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The U.S. has more in common with South America than Europe
opinion The U.S. isn't exceptional. It's American.
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The quiet return of proactive policing?
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How 'white evangelical' became a synonym for 'conservative'
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Let science fiction be weird again
opinion The genre has become technically accomplished, deeply serious, and utterly boring
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Books, churches, what will Canadians burn next?
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Did Theranos Lose Afghanistan?
opinion The two debacles are more connected than you'd think
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The American elite will be female
opinion How women conquered college — and the future
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