by Mary McNamara Never has an NCAA Sports Day been so widely and breathlessly covered as it was on Monday. And never has it been clearer that […]
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JD Vance’s rise debunks myth of trickle-down economics
by Nir Kaissar With Donald Trump’s selection of JD Vance as his running mate, the Republican Party has cemented its turn toward American workers. Speaking at the […]
Is replacing Biden as the nominee an attack on democracy? Hardly
by Jonah Goldberg Alas, the coronation of Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee is complete. Democrats are surprisingly ecstatic with the decision, and Republicans, or at least […]
Biden’s decision to drop out a patriotic moment in a long life of service
by LZ Granderson I’m sure it doesn’t feel this way to President Joe Biden now, given the fighter he is, but stepping down was the right thing […]
We have to destroy the GOP to save it
by Jackie Calmes Last week in Milwaukee, the Republican Party officially nominated for president a man of damnable firsts — first president to be impeached twice, first […]
We don’t need to live in a world of climate doom
by Flora Cardoni During extreme climate events — like the record heat waves we’re experiencing this summer — people who know me as a climate activist often […]
The Supreme Court’s religious crusade found its soldiers
by Noah Feldman A new law in Louisiana requires every public school classroom to display the Ten Commandments. Similar laws are under consideration in Texas and Utah, […]
Democrats and Republicans don’t actually hate each other
by Melinda Burrell Rep. Kevin Crutchfield, Republican from North Carolina’s 83rd district, strode to the back of the state legislature building. Four House pages were seated there, […]
America’s definition of ‘refugee’ needs an update
by Bill Frelick American leaders of all political stripes lament the nation’s broken asylum system, but they also fall lockstep into short-sighted, reactive fixes that don’t solve […]
Lego was my son’s world. It took me decades to see why
by Abby Margolis Newman Six decades after the age when most people do, I’ve become obsessed with Lego. My gateway drug was a set reminiscent of an […]