The Roberts Court’s Gutting of the Voting Rights Act Nears Completion
Louisiana v. Callais and now Allen v. Milligan have laid bare the court’s fundamental misinterpretation of the Voting Rights Act.
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admin The Defeat of Spencer Pratt Is a Defeat of AI Slop
Spencer Pratt’s AI-fueled Los Angeles mayoral campaign shows cheap viral slop may get views, but not votes.
Trump Escalates War on Science
The Trump administration, having already made cuts to research on topics it disfavors, now wants scientists to submit to political…
The Washington Monthly Announces Finalists for 2026 Kukula Award Book Review Prize
The Washington Monthly announces the 2026 Kukula Award finalists, honoring excellence in nonfiction book reviewing.
Mary Todd Lincoln Reconsidered
Mary Todd Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln’s widow, has been lampooned as a narcissistic nut job, but her life of pain and…
Inside the Trump Administration’s Attack on Smith College and Title IX
The DOE is investigating Smith College for admitting transgender women, but the probe fits a broader conservative Republican pattern.
Janet Mills Should Unsuspend Her U.S. Senate Campaign
Democrats should unite behind Graham Platner if Maine’s Democratic voters pick him over Janet Mills, but voters should make that…
The French Rejection
If Macron’s defense spending debate is any indication, a “European NATO” is neither around the corner nor on the horizon
Social Capital: Which U.S. Regions Are Bowling Alone?
Social capital is scarce in atomized “Bowling Alone” America, and the fault lines reflect long-standing geographical and social divides
Could New Orleans Be the Model for Fixing Public Schools?
A new documentary by the author of Reinventing Government shows how one of the nation’s worst school districts became the…