Afghan farmers are growing more opium today than at any time in recent memory, according to America’s watchdog in the country.

Some people are learning that their birth or naturalization certificates aren’t enough to prove citizenship—a problem that the Fourteenth Amendment should ideally prevent.

The constitutional drama now playing out may feel like a circus, but the antics of the two parties are more than mere jousting: They are efforts to shape how the story will be understood for years to come.

Once upon a time in America, people were free to roam. Then came the Civil War, and in its aftermath a new crime was invented.