Treat Spotify Like a Public Utility Treat Spotify Like a Public Utility
Music streaming platforms have way too much control over musicians and music lovers. It’s time to rein them in.
Sep 24, 2026 / Ramsay Eyre
America Without the NFL America Without the NFL
Chuck Klosterman’s Football is a eulogy for the sport on the eve of its decline.
Sep 24, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Zito Madu
Transphobia Isn’t Winning Votes. But It Is Making Our Lives Much Worse. Transphobia Isn’t Winning Votes. But It Is Making Our Lives Much Worse.
Trans people must now live out another election cycle knowing our friends, family, coworkers, and neighbors are being flooded with agitprop designed to dehumanize us.
Sep 24, 2026 / Gillian Branstetter
How Trump’s Crackdown on Speech Has Damaged the Student Press How Trump’s Crackdown on Speech Has Damaged the Student Press
I serve as editor in chief and president of The Stanford Daily. Our newsroom has keenly felt the effects of Trump’s campus crackdown, which is why we sued the federal government.
Sep 24, 2026 / StudentNation / George Porteous
A Premature Farewell to the Ignominious Speaker Mike Johnson A Premature Farewell to the Ignominious Speaker Mike Johnson
If Democrats win the House in the midterms, as expected, Mike Johnson won’t hold the gavel in any meaningful way again.
Sep 24, 2026 / Joan Walsh
Zohran Mamdani Hosts the World Zohran Mamdani Hosts the World
In a meeting with mayors from around the globe, Mamdani argued that the left must fix everyday problems—or the right will find someone to scapegoat for them.
Sep 23, 2026 / Prajwal Bhat
The AfD’s Rise Isn’t Just About East Germany The AfD’s Rise Isn’t Just About East Germany
The Alternative für Deutschland has a stable national poll lead, including in the former West Germany. Its rise owes to much more than Eastern grievances.
Sep 23, 2026 / David Broder
Chinese Development Is the Betrayal Washington Cannot Forgive Chinese Development Is the Betrayal Washington Cannot Forgive
The prospects for Xi Jinping’s visit are dim because American leaders are blaming China for the failures of globalization.
Sep 23, 2026 / Jake Werner
Cities as Climate Labs: Inside the U20 Summit Cities as Climate Labs: Inside the U20 Summit
Mayors at the Urban 20 Summit worked across borders to confront the climate crisis at the local level.
Sep 23, 2026 / StudentNation / Ilana Cohen