With the Gawker Sale, What’s Next for the First Amendment?
A conversation with Peter Scheer, executive director of the First Amendment coalition. By Ted Scheinman PayPal co-founder Peter…
How Effective Were the Semi-Apologies of Trump and Lochte?
Not very, according to recent research. By Tom Jacobs Ryan Lochte. (Photo: Matt Hazlett/Getty Images) Two high-profile but…
Despite Progress, Many Still Find Interracial Marriage Icky
People say they’re OK with it, but new experiments suggest otherwise. By Nathan Collins (Photo: Ferran Jordà/Flickr) In…
Veterans Are Less Likely to Live in Segregated Neighborhoods
New research suggests the experience of military service makes whites more open to living alongside people of all…
Teaching Abroad in Tumultuous Times
There’s been an uptick interrorist attacks throughout the West. So why is the U.S. considered safe, and Europe…
A Better Way of Talking About Beauty
In her new book, Autumn Whitefield-Madrano argues that we’d be better off with a more inclusive way of…
How White Space Wi-Fi Could Bring Internet to the Rural Poor
The method could help large swaths of Africa with low population density, but government regulators have been sluggish…
I Spent My Summer Tracking Down Government Records About the Red Cross
Here’s what I learned. By Clifford Michel (Photo: John Moore/Getty Images) Editor’s Note: As a grant recipient of…
Zika Has Hit Miami Beach
A new cluster of Zika infections has broken out in Miami Beach, Florida, likely transmitted by local mosquitoes,…
Donald Trump’s Rise Didn’t Come Out of Nowhere
On the past, present, and future of America’s political re-alignment. By Lee Drutman Donald Trump waves to supporters…