If there was one article that provides an all-encompassing, in-depth explanation of what is happening in our country today, this is the one by Hilary Clinton.
Hillary Clinton, former Secretary of State and presidential candidate, argues that a growing segment of the MAGA movement has embraced cruelty as a political strategy and is actively rejecting empathy as a civic and moral virtue.
She connects this trend to recent events in Minnesota, where federal agents killed two young people and political leaders quickly framed them as terrorists.
Clinton highlights how certain Christian nationalist influencers now portray empathy as dangerous or even sinful, reshaping religious rhetoric to justify authoritarian impulses. She warns that this anti‑empathy ideology fuels polarization, dehumanization, and the erosion of democratic norms.
Clinton calls for a renewed commitment to compassion – both within faith communities and in public life – as essential to resisting extremism and strengthening democracy.
Read the full story in The Atlantic.