How a Transhumanist Plans on Making a Splash in the 2016 Election
An interview with Transhumanist presidential candidate Zoltan Istvan.
The Deaths of Two African-American Men This Week Should Catalyze a National Push for Police Reform
But if the past is any indication, they probably won’t.
Elie Wiesel and the Unbearable Heaviness of History
How the Holocaust survivor and beloved author of Night challenged the way students think about history.
The Kids Are All Right—but Why?
Young people are drinking and doing drugs less than ever before. What happened to the tawdriness of youth?
How the Declaration of Independence Went Viral
A brief media chronology of America's first big story.
How Donald Trump Demolished the Media
The presidential candidate’s brazen opportunism in the aftermath of the Orlando massacre captures the modern impotence of the American political press.
The Worst Mass Shooting in U.S. History
The focus on ideological terrorism in the Orlando nightclub massacre obscures the anti-LGBT hatred we’ve let fester within our own borders.
The Supreme Court Is Itching for a Tie-Breaker
The court’s recent rulings reveal a judicial body slowly staving off deadlock.
The Long Generational Shadow of the Clintons’ Crime Bill
How a 20-year-old piece of legislation highlights the changing face of African-American activists.
How Hollywood Could Bring an End to North Carolina’s Anti-LGBT Drama
The film industry can be a driving force behind the corporate boycott of states with religious freedom legislation—to a point.