![Screenshot of Richard Hanania talking to Bryan Caplan](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/richard_hanania-bryan_caplan.jpg)
Why Does This Racist Keep Getting Silicon Valley Money? Why Does This Racist Keep Getting Silicon Valley Money?
The charmed life of Richard Hanania.
Aug 11, 2023 / Jeet Heer
![New Orleans Museum of Art sculpture garden](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/noma-sculpture-garden-getty.jpg)
Can a White Curator Do Justice to African Art? Can a White Curator Do Justice to African Art?
Behind the scenes at the New Orleans Museum of Art.
Aug 11, 2023 / Todd Cronan and Charles Palermo
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The American Military Is Truly Exceptional—at Spending Money The American Military Is Truly Exceptional—at Spending Money
Americans can certainly brag about one thing this country has beyond compare: the most expensive military around.
Aug 11, 2023 / William Astore
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A Progressive Icon Returns to Western Politics A Progressive Icon Returns to Western Politics
Former Salt Lake City mayor Rocky Anderson is running for his former office on a mission to confront the city’s housing crisis.
Aug 11, 2023 / Sasha Abramsky
![Donald Trump at a rally in Windham, New Hampshire, on August 8, 2023.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/GettyImages-1587252705.jpg)
A GOP Debate Without Trump Is the Definition of Pointlessness A GOP Debate Without Trump Is the Definition of Pointlessness
If the former president doesn’t show up to the upcoming first debate, it will only make his “rivals” look more pathetic.
Aug 11, 2023 / John Nichols
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Kentucky’s Anti-LGBTQ “Parental Rights” Law Is a Disaster for Families, Teachers, and Kids Kentucky’s Anti-LGBTQ “Parental Rights” Law Is a Disaster for Families, Teachers, and Kids
SB 150 recommends that schools use incorrect pronouns and limit sex education, while banning gender-affirming care for trans minors. “They’re actively targeting us.”
Aug 11, 2023 / StudentNation / Nadia Scharf
![Megan Rapinoe, right, reacts to the United States' loss to Sweden in the Women's World Cup soccer match in Melbourne, Australia, on August 6, 2023.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/WWC-US-Sweden-AP.jpg)
Why the Right Wanted the USWNT to Lose Why the Right Wanted the USWNT to Lose
Conservatives want everything Megan Rapinoe represents—feminism, queerness, anti-racism, reproductive choice, women's strength—to wither away.
Aug 10, 2023 / Dave Zirin
![Climate Crisis Forest Fire](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Climate-Crisis-Forest-Fire-img.jpg)
Right-Wing Extremism Is Going to Boil Us Alive Right-Wing Extremism Is Going to Boil Us Alive
What planet are Republicans living on?
Aug 10, 2023 / Tom Engelhardt
![How Black People Won the Battle of Montgomery](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Aquamayne.jpg)
How Black People Won the Battle of Montgomery How Black People Won the Battle of Montgomery
The lesson of the events at the Montgomery Riverwalk is that when Black people see something, we do something
Aug 10, 2023 / Elie Mystal