Barbara Bush Changed With Her Country
The former first lady was notably eager to learn about people she didn’t understand—and recognize she might have been wrong about them.
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Midterm Time Capsule, 48 Days to Go: Children, the Future, Cancer, Due Process
Here are some items from the news that barely break the consciousness-barrier, amid the Kavanaugh confirmation fight and other chaos…
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Midterm Time Capsule, 49 Days to Go: Intel Dump, Refugee Cap
Because these details tend to get lost in the froth, let’s pause to note two extraordinary steps Donald Trump took…
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A New ‘Disturbing Reality’ in Criminal Court
A growing number of defense attorneys are becoming filmmakers, producing documentaries for an audience of one: the judge.
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Jonathan Drake / Reuters Photos: Pet Rescues in the Wake of Hurricane Florence
Dogs, cats, and other animals that were left behind, or caught in the storm, are being rescued and cared for by owners, neighbors, and first responders.
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Steve Helber / AP Photos: The Aftermath of Hurricane Florence
Even though Florence has been downgraded to a tropical depression, much more rainfall and flooding have been predicted for already hard-hit regions.
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Midterm Time Capsule, 51 Days to Go: Manafort
Two days ago, Paul Manafort made his plea-bargain deal with Robert Mueller’s federal investigators. As part of the terms, he…
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Midterm Time Capsule, 52 Days to Go: Rush to Judgment on Kavanaugh
The most cynical decision George H. W. Bush made as president was to nominate Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court…
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Can Puerto Rico Rebuild Itself?
Governor Ricardo Rosselló describes how opportunity can be created for the island in the wake of Hurricane Maria.
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‘America Has Always Been a Tribal Society’
Some of tribalism's worst impulses, such as demagoguery and scapegoating, are beginning to permeate American politics.
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Greg Kahn Where America’s Civic Reawakening Is Happening
Political enthusiasms are running high around the country.
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Titus Kaphar A House Still Divided
In 1858, Abraham Lincoln warned that America could not remain “half slave and half free.” Today, the country remains divided by racism—and the threat is as existential as it was before the Civil War.
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The Heads of State Americans Aren’t Practicing Democracy Anymore
As participation in civic life has dwindled, so has public faith in the country’s system of government.
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Tyler Comrie America’s Slide Toward Autocracy
Democracy has taken a beating under President Trump. Will the midterms make a difference?
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Trump Time Capsule Redux: Vichy Senate Edition
Back during the 2016 campaign, I put out 152 installments of the Trump Time Capsule series, chronicling what was known…
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Alexander Gerst / ESA / NASA Photos: Preparing for Hurricane Florence
More than a million people are under evacuation orders as Hurricane Florence slowly approaches the coast of North and South Carolina.
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Zohar Lazar America Is Living James Madison’s Nightmare
The Founders designed a government that would resist mob rule. They didn’t anticipate how strong the mob could become.
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The Heads of State The American Crisis
Amid assaults against the press and the rise of technology, democracy is in a fragile state. Can it overcome the challenges it faces?
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Is Bob Woodward Like Walter Cronkite?
Two very useful assessments of Bob Woodward’s mega-best-selling Fear, officially published today, are this one by Isaac Chotiner, in Slate…
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Gary Hershorn / Getty From Cornerstone to Skyscraper: One World Trade Center
A look at the construction and development of the new One World Trade Center, from cornerstone to present day, and how it has changed the skyline of New York City
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For Years, the U.S. Failed to Protect Thousands Who Risked Everything in Iraq and Afghanistan
A U.S. Army veteran and his Afghan translator took matters into their own hands—and saved each other’s lives.
