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August 17, 2018
‘White Voice,’ Blackface, and the Ethics of Representation
When is it fair to speak with someone else’s voice?
Patricia J. Williams
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July 13, 2018
Judge Kavanaugh: An Originalist With a New—and Terrifying—Interpretation of Executive Power
With an ultraconservative majority on the Supreme Court, it will be up to Congress to save our civil rights.
Patricia J. Williams
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June 20, 2018
The Generational Trauma of Separating Families
The roots of Trump’s child-detention policy are in American history.
Patricia J. Williams
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April 5, 2018
Why the Right Mocks the Parkland Survivors
The attacks on the Florida teens are designed to humiliate, threaten, and dehumanize.
Patricia J. Williams
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March 9, 2018
Encountering Ghosts in Family Photos, Historical Dolls, and ‘Black Panther’
Mythmaking can connect the past to the present, and reveal a promised future.
Patricia J. Williams
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The Nation is reader supported.
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February 1, 2018
Teachers Are Being Trained to Shoot Their Students
But we can’t shoot our way out of America’s gun-violence crisis.
Patricia J. Williams
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December 13, 2017
Roy Moore Isn’t the Only One Who Thinks Dating Kids Is Fine
Just ask their parents first.
Patricia J. Williams
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October 26, 2017
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October 6, 2017
Trump Thinks Protest Is a Worse Offense Than Treason
He has suggested that those who desecrate the flag should lose their citizenship.
Patricia J. Williams
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September 21, 2017
How Much Is Your Health Worth to You?
Exorbitant drug pricing and bad experimental medicine result from putting health care up for sale.
Patricia J. Williams