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Whose Side Is Kavanaugh On?
Conservatives hope to weaponize his bitterness. Liberals are inviting him over for dinner.
Stars and Strife
How two feuding tea party leaders helped lay the groundwork for the insurrection
The “Machine That Eats Up Black Farmland”
After decades of discriminating against Black farmers and ignoring their complaints, the USDA is promising to do better. Again.
Total Recall
California Republicans’ hopes are riding on the “superhero pirate” leading a mutiny against the governor.
Biden's Muse
Can America’s problems be fixed by a president who loves Jon Meacham?
Andrew Yang's Insider Campaign
How did a former CEO of 100 employees become the front-runner to govern a city of 8.5 million? Not simply by being a national celebrity and an excellent campaigner.
6 Creative Ways Workers Are Taking Back Power
When workers align with local constituents to fight for shared goals, it strengthens their campaign.
30 minutes with … Eric Adams
Eight weeks before the mayoral primary and second in the polls, Brooklyn’s borough president sharpens his case for more cops.
The Era of Small Government Is Over
Is there any hope to check the growth of the state?
‘Hero Pay' For Grocery Workers Is Terrible For Grocery Workers
“Hero Pay” Laws, which require big wage increases for grocery store workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, are sweeping the West Coast. Store closures, unemployment, and lawsuits have followed in their wake.
An $86 Billion Moral Hazard
The $1.9 trillion emergency spending bill Congress passed in early March was full of items that had little to do with the COVID-19 pandemic, the ostensible justification for the package.
The Power of the First Lady
How Lady Bird Johnson and Nancy Reagan advanced their husbands’ ambitions—and their own
The Diplomat Who Disappeared
In 1974, John Patterson, an american diplomat on his first assignment abroad, was abducted by the People’s Liberation Army of Mexico—a group no one had heard of before. The kidnappers wanted $500,000 and insisted that Patterson’s wife deliver the ransom.
The Internet Doesn't Have To Be Awful
The civic habits necessary for a functioning republic have been killed off by an internet kleptocracy that profits from disinformation, polarization, and rage. Here’s how to fix that.
Christian Walker
A rising conservative star on TikTok.
A Declassified Case Against Torture
After 9/11, the Bush administration unleashed interrogation methods that were self-sabotaging as well as immoral.
Biden Moves to Take On Big Tech
His pick for antitrust chief will signal how aggressively he’ll challenge monopoly power
Abuse and Power
Andrew Cuomo’s governorship has been defined by cruel behavior that disguised chronic mismanagement. Why was that celebrated for so long?
Biden Hopes To Boost Offshore Wind As Mass. Project Advances
A huge wind farm off the Massachusetts coast is edging closer to federal approval, setting up what the Biden administration hopes will be a model for a sharp increase in offshore wind energy development along the East Coast.
Why We (Still) Shouldn't Censor Misinformation
Trump’s loss in 2020, a majority of his supporters believed the election had been rigged. Some adopted wild conspiracy theories involving Chinese supercomputers, Hugo Chavez, and state-level Republican officials. These beliefs culminated in an attack on the U.S. Capitol that left five people dead. To make sense of these events, many officials have argued that platforms such as Facebook and Twitter allowed conspiracy theories to spread unimpeded, leading to erroneous beliefs and deadly behaviors. In other words, they blame misinformation for the violence.
The War On Free Speech Is About To Get A Lot Uglier
One week after being trapped inside the United States Capitol as thousands of pro–Donald Trump marauders attempted to forcibly “stop the steal” of the presidential election, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D–N.Y.) suggested one possible federal government response: convening a national commission on media literacy.
Africa Tries Free Trade
Economic nationalism has plagued Africa since decolonization. In 2021, that is set to change.
Or Other Crime
How Black voting rights were sabotaged by a three-word phrase in the 14th Amendment, and how they can be reconstructed
Unpopularity Contest
The case for finally doing away with the Electoral College
Tyranny of the Minority
Democrats may control Washington, but the fight for democracy is far from over.
Josh Hawley – The Apprentice
Before the Capitol insurrection, Josh Hawley was seen as the future of the Republican Party. He still may be.
American Carnage
Trump used the White House to unleash a domestic terrorism movement. Security experts are worried what it will do next.
Maya Wiley – The Crisis Candidate
Maya Wiley believes a traumatized city deserves a progressive mayor—and she is certain she’d be better at it than her former boss Bill de Blasio.
When the Signal Goes Out
Government-ordered internet shutdowns are becoming more frequent
TikTok After Trump
Tiktok has succeeded wildly where similar short-form video platforms—including Vine and the Facebook-backed Lasso—did not.