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Memories of a Conversation Between Donald Trump and a Gold Star Widow Memories of a Conversation Between Donald Trump and a Gold Star Widow

Donald Trump says he has “one of the greatest memories of all time.” —News reports In testimony regarding the suit against Trump University, Donald Trump says “I don’t remember” 35…

Nov 2, 2017 / Column / Calvin Trillin

The US Constitution Is Over 2 Centuries Old and Showing Its Age

The US Constitution Is Over 2 Centuries Old and Showing Its Age The US Constitution Is Over 2 Centuries Old and Showing Its Age

To fix our broken system, we need a new constitutional convention.

Nov 2, 2017 / Feature / Richard Kreitner

The Other Foucault

The Other Foucault The Other Foucault

What led the French theorist of madness and sexuality to politics?

Nov 2, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Bruce Robbins

The Miseducation of Eva Moskowitz

The Miseducation of Eva Moskowitz The Miseducation of Eva Moskowitz

What does it mean for parents and their children to be “consumers” of education?

Nov 1, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Megan Erickson

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

In Case You’ve Forgotten, Everything Is Terrible In Case You’ve Forgotten, Everything Is Terrible

This still isn’t normal.

Oct 31, 2017 / Tom Tomorrow

Mohsin Hamid

We Are All Refugees: A Conversation With Mohsin Hamid We Are All Refugees: A Conversation With Mohsin Hamid

The novel Exit West is about the many migrations that humans undergo. Its author finds universality and hope in that.

Oct 30, 2017 / Q&A / Caitlin L. Chandler

Sand Creek Massacre

Confronting the Legacy of the Civil War: The Forgotten Front Confronting the Legacy of the Civil War: The Forgotten Front

The conflict was fought by proxy in the West, but one thing united the warring factions: the doctrine of white supremacy and genocidal violence against Indians.

Oct 26, 2017 / George Black

Lincoln: The Great Uncompromiser

Lincoln: The Great Uncompromiser Lincoln: The Great Uncompromiser

He fought to remake the center—not yield to it.

Oct 26, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Matthew Karp

Angela Carter: Breaking the Spell

Angela Carter: Breaking the Spell Angela Carter: Breaking the Spell

For the English writer, literature and feminism had the power to upend the fictions that regulate our world

Oct 26, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Namara Smith

Mikhail Gorbachev’s New Thinking

Mikhail Gorbachev’s New Thinking Mikhail Gorbachev’s New Thinking

Gorbachev set out to transform the Soviet Union from within. What happened?

Oct 26, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Keith Gessen

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