Terry Teachout and the Last of the Conservative Critics Terry Teachout and the Last of the Conservative Critics
He was a generation younger than Joan Didion and her cohort of critics who got their start at National Review. With his death, their strain of criticism seems not only rare but per...
Jan 20, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Jeet Heer
Fighting for Fair Representation in North Carolina Fighting for Fair Representation in North Carolina
District maps approved by the Republican-dominated state legislature disadvantage black communities. Locals are trying to change that before the next Census.
Jan 20, 2022 / Khalil Abdullah
Some Kids Have Returned to In-Person Learning Only to Be Kicked Right Back Out Some Kids Have Returned to In-Person Learning Only to Be Kicked Right Back Out
While some school districts are responding to a pandemic-driven surge in student misbehavior with mental health support and disciplinary alternatives, others are suspending kids.
Jan 20, 2022 / Tara García Mathewson
Pro-Life Charity Comes With a Catch Pro-Life Charity Comes With a Catch
Anti-choice organizations claim they’ll provide help to pregnant women in a post-Roe world. Where have they been?
Jan 20, 2022 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Washington’s Dominion Is Ending—but Not Without a Struggle Washington’s Dominion Is Ending—but Not Without a Struggle
We’re witnessing an epochal decline in American global power.
Jan 20, 2022 / Alfred McCoy
What We Owe People Experiencing Homelessness in the US What We Owe People Experiencing Homelessness in the US
Much of the foundational data about Covid-19 came from people without housing and those who work with them.
Jan 20, 2022 / Joshua Barocas
Biden Asks the Best Question: “What Are Republicans For?” Biden Asks the Best Question: “What Are Republicans For?”
At his press conference, the president tried to get the media to examine the GOP as intensely as they grilled him about his poll numbers and inflation troubles. It’s unlikely to wo...
Jan 20, 2022 / Joan Walsh
How to Change the NFL’s Racist Hiring Practices How to Change the NFL’s Racist Hiring Practices
There is now one Black head coach in the NFL, and the league could buckle under the weight of its bigotry.
Jan 20, 2022 / Dave Zirin
What’s Really Behind the Microsoft-Activision Deal What’s Really Behind the Microsoft-Activision Deal
It isn’t the end of the console wars but the start of the metaverse wars.
Jan 19, 2022 / Elie Mystal