How Political Affiliation Determines Internet Access
Government officials around the world tend to ignore the Internet needs of political opponents and marginalized minority groups,…
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Final Rules Released for Education Law That Relaxes Accountability Demands on States
The Department of Education released today the final regulations for legislation that will make the first changes to…
The Story Behind Jared Kushner’s Curious Acceptance Into Harvard University
Daniel Golden wrote a book a decade ago about how the rich buy their children access to elite…
Don’t Lose Sight of the Real Biases in—and Problems With—Our Election System
Last week’s claims that votes in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania were hacked appear to have been pretty substantially…
Teens Against Fascism
Experience and fully developed frontal lobes aren't what we're going to need to resist Trump.
The Case for Arguing Politics With Your Family at Thanksgiving
This Thanksgiving, skip the extra beer and take the higher ground in your family debate; chances are, your relatives will follow your example.
How U.S. Drug Policy Looks to the Rest of the World
Sometimes, to understand something, you have to take an outsider’s point of view. That’s why, to get perspective…
How Has the Economy Fared Under Obama?
A quick primer on the last eight years. By Dwyer Gunn (Photo: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images) On Friday, the…
The Sheriff Gets His Man
A mustachioed Ohio lawman who rails against undocumented immigrants is suddenly less of a fringe figure. He embodies…
The Supreme Court Gamble That Paid Off Bigly
Republicans have successfully kept President Obama from appointing a ninth member of the Supreme Court, but that’s a…