At night, she worked on her novels. By day, as an editor at Random House, she championed a new generation of writers.

The author of a new biography talks about the conservative journalist’s life and legacy.

Acing an intelligence test only counts for so much.

In the mangroves with Florida’s poet of excess and grift

What becomes of the babies of incarcerated mothers? Research suggests that having nurseries in prisons leads to lower recidivism rates for moms and better outcomes for their kids.

Rick Raemisch subjected himself to hours of isolation and wrote a stirring op-ed for the New York Times. But will he offer relief to the mentally ill inmates who have been suffering for years under the system's inhumane treatment?

The socialist New York mayoral candidate’s proposals don’t hold up to serious scrutiny. Will that matter?

The Justice Department announced it plans to stop using private prison to house inmates.

How Vladislav Surkov invented the new Russia

What the next Dark Ages could look like