News in Brief Asian Immigration and the Myths Modeled Around Model Minorities Americans don’t understand the past or present realities of Asian immigration. Mae Ngai
Social Justice Carmen Boullosa’s Texas: We Have Always Been At War With Mexico What the Mexican novelist can teach us about the nativist fantasies of Donald Trump. Aaron Bady
News in Brief Will the Party Decide? Or Will Donald Trump Get the Republican Nomination? The book Party Decides suggests party insiders will keep a candidate like Trump from getting the nomination. Does the party still have that power? Seth Masket
News in Brief How Vaccinations Become Partisan Failing to challenge Donald Trump on vaccines was more than just a political faux pas. Seth Masket
News in Brief Authenticity: I Do Not Think It Means What You Think It Means As last week's Hillary Clinton coverage demonstrated, the search for candidate "authenticity" is a fool's errand. Seth Masket
News in Brief The Donald Trump of the Left Larry Lessig may have the most distorted views of what the presidency is. Seth Masket
News in Brief What Happens When Countries Offer Birthright Citizenship? Legal status seems to encourage cultural assimilation. Francie Diep
News in Brief Politics in the Post-Gaffe Era Inflammatory soundbites have become this cycle’s most precious currency. Is it even possible to commit a gaffe any more? Ted Scheinman