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January 17, 2023
Why Biden and Trump Are Both Trapped in Secret-Document Scandals
The real problem is the national security state’s love of classification.
Jeet Heer
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January 17, 2023
Frederick Douglass 1818–1895
An American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. After escaping from slavery, he became a national leader of the abolitionist movement.
Jos Sances
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January 17, 2023
The Surprising Strength of Brazil’s Democracy
Seeming similarities between the attack on the presidential palace in Brasília and the US Capitol abound. But Brazilian democracy has proved more resilient.
Omar G. Encarnación
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January 16, 2023
Is the Respect for Marriage Act a Win for the Right?
While the legislation was intended as a buttress against Republican attacks on LGBTQ+ rights, activists have criticized the RFMA for including religious liberty exemptions.
Theia Chatelle
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January 13, 2023
The Failures of the January 6 Report
Historian Jill Lepore’s effective critique in The New Yorker is marred by a lazy counternarrative.
Jeet Heer
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January 13, 2023
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January 13, 2023
Norman Fruchter Was a Giant in the Fight for Education Equity
Fruchter, who passed away recently, was also a key figure in the New Left on both sides of the Atlantic.
Alix Kates Shulman
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January 13, 2023
How Student Loan Cancellation Helps Asian Americans
Broad-based debt relief could benefit borrowers of all backgrounds.
Adrija Bhattacharjee and Orlando Cabalo
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January 13, 2023
Will This Be the Year Dianne Feinstein Finally Retires?
California Representative Katie Porter has already announced her intention to run for the seat. But the 89-year-old senator hasn’t said she’ll step down.
Sasha Abramsky
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January 12, 2023
The House GOP Weaponizes Its Grievances
The party’s new House select committee is nothing but a Trumped-up foray in the right’s ongoing culture war.
Chris Lehmann