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Cynthia Addai-Robinson

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Could Donald Trump Find an Impartial Jury?

It would be the 'ultimate trust test' of America's judicial system. Trial experts share their advice

Quirkiest College Campuses

"Architecture should speak of its time and place, but yearn for timelessness," architect and designer Frank Gehry said. It's no wonder then that some of the most innovative designs are implemented on college campuses, where students learn from the past and grow from new perspectives. As students from all over reconvene for the school year, these campuses offer different points of view, not only through their curricula, but through their unconventional building styles. From a student center shaped like dim sum steamer baskets in Singapore, to a 36-story skyscraper in Russia, to a shipping center imitation in the Netherlands, here are college buildings around the world that present different angles.

BAND-E-AMIR, AFGHANISTAN

The militant Islamic group has also banned most art and culture.

A Hidden Cost to Reversing Roe

The rise of 'personhood' laws could put infertility treatments like IVF at risk and sharply raise their price

Searching for 'Constructive Engagement'

In an exclusive interview, Pakistan's new prime minister Shahbaz Sharif talks about the state of his country's democracy, worsening U.S.-China relations, the war in Ukraine and a Taliban-controlled Afghanistan

PARTING SHOT - Quinta Brunson

It was really important to me to show audiences...extreme funny, extreme heart.

WHAT PUTIN GOT WRONG

The Russian leader's arrogance undermines his own military in Ukraine

Sound and Style

Art rock pioneers Roxy Music are embarking on a tour to mark the band's 50th anniversary

The Kids Are Online

Virtual pre-K is here to stay, whether it works for children or not.

Τhe Censor

Before Donald Trump and "Don't Say Gay," there were Woodrow Wilson and Albert Sidney Burleson.

DOG WHISTLE

One of the biggest cliches in politics is just warping what we hear.

INSULT TO INJURY

Inside the Kafkaesque process for determining who gets federal disability benefits

THE RACE CARD

The Supreme Court's radical wing is happy to embrace social justice arguments that serve a pro-gun, anti-abortion agenda.

THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM

WE NEWS WISH PARTY HAVE UNHINGED RETURN FOR THAT SOME ΤΟ THOSE WOULD BAD WHO TODAY'S REPUBLICAN JUST NORMAL.

SWAG & CIRCUSES

How did MAGA extremists take over the GOP? Look no further than the right-wing conference circuit.

IN THE EYE OF THE STORM

For 50 years, a Kansas abortion clinic has been at the center of “pro-life” attacks. Now, Trust Women is facing its biggest threat yet.

What Wikipedia Can Teach the Rest of the Internet

Jimmy Wales talks about why his online encyclopedia works, how to improve social media, and why Section 230 isn’t the real problem with the internet.

Q & A Ali Vitali

Interview

Something in the Air

The James Webb Space Telescope is looking for atmospheres— and signs of life—on planets circling the star TRAPPIST-1

Idris Elba

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It’s Not Just the [Fill in the Issue], Stupid!

Female candidates’ electability is judged on how they present their positions and play the political game, much more than their male counterparts

GAME ON

Against all odds, Democrats have a good shot at keeping the Senate-or even picking up seats. The GOP won't go down wITHOUT A FIGHT

THE UNSCIENTIFIC PANIC OVER SOLAR GEOENGINEERING

WHY ARE ACTIVISTS TRYING TO STOP RESEARCH INTO A PROMISING BACKUP PLAN TO HANDLE CLIMATE CHANGE?

GOODBYE, GLOBALIZATION?

AS AMERICAN POLITICIANS TURN AGAINST ECONOMIC OPENNESS, HISTORY SUGGESTS THE CONSEQUENCES COULD BE DIRE.

INTERNET SEARCH IS BETTER THAN EVER IF YOU KNOW HOW TO USE IT

IN FEBRUARY, THE software engineer and blogger Dmitri Brereton wrote an essay titled “Google Search Is Dying” for his personal website.

THE AUTHORITARIAN CONVERGENCE

THE PROBLEM WITH AMERICAN POLITICS ISN'T POLARIZATIONIT'S RISING ILLIBERALISM.

IT’S (ALMOST) ALWAYS THE FEDS

THE FBI’S LONG HISTORY OF USING INFORMANTS AND MANUFACTURED PLOTS TO PROSECUTE EXTREMISTS

INFLATION WON’T WHIP ITSELF

REPUBLICAN PRESIDENT GERALD Ford was simultaneously one of the luckiest and unluckiest presidents when he took office in 1974.

Glenn Greenwald on Corporate Media and Identity Politics

LAWYER-TURNED-JOURNALIST Glenn Greenwald’s work with whistleblower Edward Snowden to reveal illegal government surveillance won a Pulitzer Prize in 2014. That same year he helped launch The Intercept, but he abruptly resigned six years later after a disagreement over editorial policy. In July, Reason’s Nick Gillespie spoke with Greenwald at FreedomFest 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada.