News in Brief What Politicians Mean When They Complain About Political Correctness This new strain of complaint about political correctness is really just a warmed over version of the old complaints about politicians hamstringing national security matters. Seth Masket
News in Brief Give Kids the Vote! The Case for Children’s Suffrage Two philosophical, complementary arguments that prove young Americans deserve the franchise. Noah Berlatsky
News in Brief For Some Voters, Boorishness Sends a Positive Signal German researchers find certain people see a candidate's disrespectful behavior as a sign of strength. Tom Jacobs
News in Brief The Looming Republican Meltdown Donald Trump stands to do real damage to the GOP in the coming year, and the party has little power to prevent it. Seth Masket
News in Brief Trumping the COP The rise of Donald Trump adds urgency to the fight for climate justice—and reminds us what that fight is really about. Wen Stephenson
News in Brief Why Donald Trump’s Border Wall Doesn’t Make Any Sense It would be astronomically expensive, environmentally destructive, and comically ineffective. Matt Bors
News in Brief Does It Matter When Candidates Lie? There are penalties for lying, but not everyone pays them, and not everyone gets caught. Seth Masket
News in Brief Scoring the Body Language of the GOP Debate A body-language expert evaluates the Republican presidential field. Jared Keller
News in Brief American Flag Imagery Benefits Republicans It is indeed a grand old flag for the Grand Old Party. Tom Jacobs
Social Justice In Search of Istanbul’s Ghost Malls The city’s malls, once so hip, are disappearing—but they're where many modern Turks forged their identity. Kaya Genç