by Dahleen Glanton No one spoke up for the 10-year-old girl. At least five grown men allegedly raped the little girl over three years, beginning when she […]
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Collaboration: Bring democracy to life at school
by David Schleifer Rethinking how teachers teach civics and how students learn about democracy has never been more crucial. Even before the 2020 election, many Americans were […]
Mass shootings are roaring back
by Jillian Peterson and James Densley Mass shootings, which had become far less frequent in 2020, have come roaring back. On Monday, a gunman opened fire at […]
Forgiveness in an age of cancel culture
by Michael S. Roth I recently asked the undergrads in my class on virtue and vice to send me a brief note about a time when they […]
What will you do when you’re vaccinated?
by Mary Schmich So what are you going to do once you’re fully vaccinated? It’s one of the great existential questions of our pandemic time, one that […]
Biden must fight his own culture war
By Pankaj Mishra Comparisons of President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus bill to the New Deal are flourishing. They obscure the fact that Biden’s achievement — passing […]
Stop telling Stephen Breyer to retire
by Noah Feldman Friends, Romans, countrymen, law professors: Please stop telling Justice Stephen Breyer to retire. Yes, Breyer is a (healthy) 81. Yes, the Democratic Senate majority […]
More Americans should leave home
by Joel Kotkin America has been lazily divided by pundits into red and blue states, as if there weren’t constant movement of people between them. Fortunately, reality […]
Centrist senators must save Equality Act
by the Rev. Marian Edmonds-Allen and Derek Monson Another year, another Congress, another attempt to enact LGBTQ+ equality legislation that has no hope of succeeding. If LGBTQ+ […]
Border influx intrudes on Biden’s victory lap for ARP
by Michael Smolens Alternate partisan political realities are emerging that could go a long way toward shaping next year’s congressional campaigns. President Joe Biden and Democrats are […]