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A National Guard soldier holds an M4 carbine while on patrol in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 26, 2025. (BRYAN DOZIER/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)

As democracy fails, look for the helpers

Chauncey DeVega
John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch (Jeffrey Neira/Netflix)

Mulaney's new special: Peculiar and good

Ashlie D. Stevens
Kindness and Wonder by Gavin Edwards (Harper Collins)

The enduring guidance of "Mister Rogers"

Mary Elizabeth Williams
(AP)

"Won’t you be my neighbor?"

L. Benjamin Rolsky - The Conversation
(AP)

How Mister Rogers’ message inspires us

Richard Gunderman - The Conversation
Fred Rogers testifying before the United States Senate in "Won't You Be My Neighbor?" (Library of Congress/Robert Lerner)

The radical politics of Mister Rogers

Chauncey DeVega
Fred Rogers with Francois Scarborough Clemmons from his show Mr. Rogers Neighborhood in the film, "Won't You Be My Neighbor?" (John Beale)

Why Mister Rogers was actually a badass

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Fred Rogers as he rehearses the opening of his PBS show "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" during a taping. (AP/Gene J. Puskar)

Mister Rogers is good for your health

Richard Gunderman - The Conversation

Prachi Gupta