Hawaii Becomes the Seventh State to Legalize Physician-Assisted Suicide
Hawaii lawmakers passed a bill allowing physicians to prescribe life-ending medications to terminally ill patients.
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Trump’s Secret Electoral Weapon: The Bond He Formed With TV Viewers
For many Americans, watching The Apprentice produced a faux feeling of closeness and trust with Donald Trump.
For Abuse Survivors, Custody Remains a Means by Which Their Abusers Can Retain Control
Despite growing evidence that abusers often use custody battles to retain control over their former spouses, Congress is still punting on basic protections for survivors.
Trump Praises a California County’s Opposition to the State Sanctuary Law
Orange County joins a federal lawsuit claiming the state's sanctuary law is unconstitutional.
Why a Census Undercount Spells Trouble for Social Scientists
Social science groups say a citizenship question could lead to population data flaws that compromise research for a decade.
PS Picks: The Reporting on Cambridge Analytica and How Facebook Doesn’t Protect Your Privacy
PS Picks is a selection of the best things that the magazine's staff and contributors are reading, watching, or otherwise paying attention to in the worlds of art, politics, and culture.
The Trump Administration Reinstates the Citizenship Question on the Census
California's attorney general has already challenged the Trump administration's decision to include the question in federal court.
Authoritarianism: The Terrifying Trait That Trump Triggers
Latent authoritarianism is surprisingly common—and a threat to liberal democracy. Psychologist Karen Stenner explains how it is triggered.
Parties, Not Voters, Perform the Organizational Work of Democracy
In politics, individuality is overrated.
HHS Cuts LGBT Health Resources From Its Popular Women’s Health Website
Important questions pertaining to LGBT-specific health care are no longer visible on the website.