The Coming Democratic Revolution
To fight Trump and the GOP, blue states are planning to appropriate a Republican strategy: federalism.
America Just Kinda, Sorta Banned Cigarettes
A new rule by the FDA could change smoking as we know it.
The Education of David Stockman
“None of us really understands what’s going on with all these numbers.”
Maybe It Was Never About the Factory Jobs
The theory that populist economic policies can win back the working class for Democrats has been tried, and it has failed.
The Forgotten Woman Who Transformed Forensics
In the 1970s, Martha Goddard invented the rape kit. So why did she die in relative obscurity?
Democracy Is Not Over
Americans who care about democracy have every right to feel appalled and frightened. But then they have work to do.
DNA Tests Are Uncovering the True Prevalence of Incest
People are discovering the truth about their biological parents with DNA—and learning that incest is far more common than many think.
MAGA’s Demon-Haunted World
Peter Thiel is the latest pro-Trump luminary to take a conspiracist turn.