He’s a symbol of patriotism, protest, and power. But behind the red, white, and blue is a real man—and a disputed American ...

When Alex Ross moved to Texas from Portland, Oregon, the first thing he noticed was how different the colors were. “It was less green,” he laughs, when I ask him what he remembers about making the ...

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. Three years ago, Washington was busy marshaling an alliance of the world’s ...

Alma Cooper made history earlier this year when she won the Miss USA crown. When she took the role, she was the first Afro-Latina ever to bear the title of Miss USA. On Saturday, she competed in the ...

Could it be actually happening? That is my question — and hope — for the flurry of comments and proposals emanating in recent days from President Trump’s new administration on the subject of the ...