Trump’s firings at the FTC watchdog agency, explained
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The elite consensus behind open immigration, trade, and foreign aid is over
I have, like I suspect many readers, been in quite a bad mood for the…
John Green on the rising global health threat of tuberculosis
Humanity’s battle against tuberculosis has been one of slow and imperfect progress. The disease no…
How the death of Voice of America explains Trump’s approach to government
The Trump administration has shuttered a number of federal agencies, and ordered another tranche closed…
The Trump right’s pro-Israel antisemitism
Over and over again, the Trump administration has claimed to be fighting antisemitism while wielding…
Trump-Putin call: What does it mean for the war in Ukraine?
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Dream Count review: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s first novel in 12 years
It’s been 12 years since Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie published her last novel, Americanah, to overwhelming…
The alarmingly high stakes in an easy Supreme Court voting rights case, Louisiana v. Callais
Louisiana v. Callais, a case about whether Louisiana’s congressional maps are an illegal racial gerrymander,…
Drake vs. Kendrick rap beef, from “The Heart Part 6” to “Not Like Us”
To borrow a phrase from our foremost cultural observer, Azealia Banks, the boys are fighting.…
Trump administration: the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, deportations, and the conflict with the courts, explained.
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