News in Brief Does the President Have the Power to Convince Us of Anything? Not really, no. So why, then, do we bother to listen to his speeches? See More
News in Brief Bathroom Panic Brings Down a Charlotte Law Protecting Trans People The North Carolina legislature has passed a law that leaves the state's gay and transgender residents unprotected against discrimination. See More
News in Brief Assessing Cigarettes’ Right to Free Speech How far can federal regulators go in cramming ugly — if accurate — messages onto packs of cigarettes over the objections of the tobacco companies that sell them? See More