The Democrats’ White-People Problem
Donald Trump likes to pit elite and non-elite white people against each other. Why do white liberals play into his trap?
J.K. Rowling and the Curse of the Prequel Series
With the new ‘Fantastic Beasts’ movie, the Harry Potter author is making some inexplicable and unnecessary additions to her beloved wizarding universe.
For 4,000 Years, Termites Have Been Building Something Incredible in Brazil
Their huge mounds cover an area the size of Britain, and are visible from space.
The ACLU Declines to Defend Civil Rights
The civil-liberties organization has taken a stand against stronger due-process protections in campus tribunals that undermines its own principles.
‘If We Pass Medicare for All, I’m Going to Be Silent as a Lamb’
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez arrives in Congress with a bigger megaphone than any other House freshman. How's she going to use it?
How the Democrats Won
In this year’s elections, many voters in previously red America supported candidates across racial, socioeconomic, and cultural lines.
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Everything's Political to Trump, Even Killing Osama Bin Laden -
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J.K. Rowling and the Curse of the Prequel Series
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