Legitimacy lost
The NYT on the chief justice’s effort to blow up the legitimacy of today’s Supreme Court.
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Addressing the challenges of our polarized times
Hard work is good work
Post-debate thoughts from a wide range of historians, political scientists, and journalists.
Sending love to the cat ladies
Two famous cat ladies . . . not to mention amazing musicians . . . made endorsements this week.
The birth of a new imperial order
A new work on the CIA highlights the often unintended and disastrous effects of unaccountable power.
A party returns to its roots
The policies that make up the care economy tap into a historical sense of community.
Drivel and distortion
The country’s political journalists are unserious and cannot seem to rise to the moment.
Recovering the roots of American democracy
As we craft a redemption story for America, may we be guided by hope, joy, and a fierce moral imagination.
Freedom
The rest of us are finally reclaiming the country and its symbols from right-wing extremists.
The darkness of a womb
The joy that comes from seeing the creation of a new, national program for democracy.
Fighting a culture of corruption and impunity
An important reminder of the brutal realities of the Putin regime.
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