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In the twenty-five years since 9/11, the U.S. has waged several military campaigns against extremism around the world, resulting in the deaths of almost a million people. What has it accomplished?

The former state senator replaced Graham Platner as Maine’s Democratic nominee. But as he reminded voters over Labor Day weekend, “it could have been anyone else.”

The political operative Adam Jentleson once believed “the way for Democrats to win was to get your base really riled up.” He’s now trying to wrest the Party away from its far-left flank.

It became immediately evident that this was terrorism on an unexampled scale. The twentieth century had ended, and the twenty-first had begun.

After winning a state election this past weekend, the German far right is closer to power than it has been in decades.