In an increasingly polarized age, extremists appear to dominate the political voices; however, moderates are the ones elected ...

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Yorgos Lanthimos’s latest film, “Bugonia,” provided thorough commentary on today’s political tension and perceptions.

Mr. Witt is the author of “The Radical Fund: How a Band of Visionaries and a Million Dollars Upended America.” As democracy in the United States spirals into a widening gyre of distrust, demagogy and ...