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…
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admin 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…
Frappuccino Socialists
As the college-educated working class grows, so do doubts about higher education and the long-term value of a college degree.
Vote While You Still Can
Massive turnout is the best strategy for defeating the the Republican Party’s efforts to disenfranchise U.S. voters.
The Secret Plan to Murder a Pope
Forty-five years after the attempt on Pope John Paul II’s life, the Kremlin has yet to be officially blamed.
Hondurasgate Looks Worse than Watergate and Iran-Contra Combined
Hondurasgate is far more than Trump's pardon of cocaine trafficker and former president of Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernández.