The Painful History of a Confederate Monument Tells Itself
Haunting archival footage complicates the legacy of a monument in Georgia.
A High-Scoring Revolution Has the Rockets Soaring
Daryl Morey has spent a decade orchestrating a new kind of basketball juggernaut. Finally, Houston appears ready to deliver a title.
The Tax Bill Is a Health Bill
Implications for longevity and disease go beyond people losing insurance.
The Tax-Bill Provision That Would Cost Harvard Millions
The GOP legislation cracks down on college endowments, and higher-education leaders are not happy.
A Liberal-Conservative Alliance on the Supreme Court Against Digital Surveillance
Justices found common ground in asserting the relevance of the Fourth Amendment in the electronic age, even as they cited sharply different rationales.
The Right's Islamophobia Has Nothing to Do With National Security
Conservatives are finding new justifications for anti-Muslim sentiments—and embedding them more deeply in America’s political terrain.
What SUVs Reveal About the Erosion of American Society
SUV sales are up and social trust is down. Some researchers think that’s not a coincidence.
The Bay Area's Housing Crisis Is Even Worse After the Wildfires
In the weeks following the blazes, median monthly rent in Sonoma County jumped more than 35 percent.
How Congress Blew Its Chance to Curtail Sexual-Harassment
In the 1990s, Republican majorities made a major push to police misconduct on Capitol Hill—but their sweeping reforms didn’t solve the problem.
The Fight Over the CFPB Reveals the Broken State of American Politics
Democrats created an agency insulated from political institutions they no longer trust—and Trump seems determined to validate their fears.
‘Giving Tuesday’ Is No Match for Black Friday
Charities want to reserve a day for donating at a time of year when people are buying more stuff.
Monday Morning Drama at Trump's Most Hated Agency
The workweek got off to a weird start when two people showed up expecting to fill the role of acting director at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
The Banality of White Nationalism
The existence of extremists like Tony Hovater doesn’t require extraordinary explanations—they stand in a long American tradition.
The Museum That Places the Bible at the Heart of America’s Identity
The new facility tells a national story through the lens of the holy book.
Herbert Hoover Is the Model Republicans Need
The latest biography of the “father of new conservatism” finally conveys the full range of his accomplishments.
Why the GOP Tax Bill Is So Unpopular
The public seems to be against the plan precisely because they know what’s in it.
The Baltimore Cops Studying Plato and James Baldwin
Training programs help officers brush up on policing techniques and best practices. But in one instructor’s course, they study literature, history, and philosophy instead.
Teaching This Year's Natural Disasters
California educators are using recent calamities to enrich lessons about history, nature, and the environment.
Is America’s ‘Best Idea’ at Stake?
Republicans and the Trump administration are trying to reduce the number of national monuments, which would put once-protected land up for commercial use.
The Failure of New York's Bail Law
The state has “one of the best and most impressive bail statutes in the entire country.” Trouble is, in the most populous city, the courts don’t actually follow it.