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Mario Anzuoni / Reuters Why Do Schools Read Everyone’s Name at Graduation?
Members of the audience care about their loved one’s brief moment of glory—and no one else’s.
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Shaun Swingler South Africa Confronts a Legacy of Apartheid
Why land reform is a key issue in the upcoming election
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Kevin Mazur / Getty / Katie Martin / ... Beyoncé’s Black-Intellectual Homecoming
The performer’s new Netflix documentary, which details her landmark 2018 Coachella performance, is as much a celebration of African American scholarly history as it is a concert film.
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Eric Risberg / AP The Uber IPO Is a Landmark
It’s not because the company actually makes any money.
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Lexey Swall A Secret Database of Child Abuse
A former Jehovah's Witness is using stolen documents to expose allegations that the religion has kept hidden for decades.
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Adam Gault / Getty The Art of Navigating a Family Political Discussion, Peacefully
It works best when both sides really try.
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Michael Dodge / Getty Civil Courts Step In to Solve What the Catholic Church Won’t
The conviction of a high-ranking cardinal for sexually abusing two boys shows that civil authorities, and not Church officials, will bring abusers to justice.
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Heidi de Marco / Kaiser Health News Medieval Diseases Are Infecting California’s Homeless
Typhus, tuberculosis, and other illnesses are spreading quickly through camps and shelters.
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Philip Montgomery Will John Bolton Bring on Armageddon—Or Stave It Off?
The national security adviser could be our best hope for protecting the world from Donald Trump’s impulses.
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Lauren Bates / Getty The New, Invasive Ways Women Are Encouraged to Freeze Their Eggs
Fertility-clinic start-ups are trying out cute Instagram ads and other social-media-friendly tactics to reach young, anxious patients.
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Lee Reich / AP The Tropical Fruit That Could Have Been an All-American Favorite
How the pawpaw fell from grace
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Shutterstock When Kids Realize Their Whole Life Is Already Online
Googling yourself has become a rite of passage.
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Steve Helber / AP As Goes Virginia, So Goes the Democratic Party
Attorney General Mark Herring’s acknowledgment that he once wore blackface in college deepens the crisis in the Old Dominion.
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Edmon De Haro Active-Shooter Drills Are Tragically Misguided
There’s scant evidence that they’re effective. They can, however, be psychologically damaging—and they reflect a dismaying view of childhood.
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Dustin Chambers The White Flight From Football
Parents know that football comes with a risk of brain damage. But many black families feel that the sport is still the best option for their kids.
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Glenn Harvey Death-Cap Mushrooms Are Spreading Across North America
“There’s nothing in the taste that tells you what you are eating is about to kill you.”
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Jeffrey McWhorter / AP Closing the Gulf Between Black and White Christians
In a new book, a black evangelical challenges his white counterparts to take full responsibility for their complicity in racism, and to commit to changing America.
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Rogelio V. Solis / AP Looking for Solar Panels on Distant Planets
If alien civilizations exist, could we spot their industrial footprints in space?
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Eben Kirksey The Man Who Smelled Like Rancid Creamed Corn to Usher In a New Scientific Era
Over the past decade, a group of HIV activists has helped pioneer gene therapy.
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Reuters The CRISPR Baby Scandal Gets Worse by the Day
The alleged creation of the world's first gene-edited infants was full of technical errors and ethical blunders. Here are the 15 most damning details.
