Europe is no secular paradise
Like many Spaniards my age, I didn't think of myself as Christian. But my culture says otherwise
The forger who fooled Goering
Han van Meegeren was arrested after WWII for selling his "Vermeer" to a Nazi. Should we collect his knock-offs now?
53 percent of white women saw Hillary Clinton get harassed, but still voted against her
The slow-motion decline
While the debate over "normalizing" Trump rages, experts and academics sound the alarm over the damage he can cause
The Beauty of Black Joy
Explore the diverse manifestations of joy by the black community throughout New York City
how donald duped the times
If you look at what he said in context, you'll see Donald Trump hasn’t changed his mind on anything
How the election was wrong
In the runup to the election, pundits and election watchers saw only what they wanted to see
"FOIA superhero" vs Trump
Freedom of Information Act guru Ryan Shapiro's "Operation 45" aims to make President Trump transparent, accountable
Trump does SCOTUS: It's bad
Conservatives cared about the court this year, while many liberals didn't. The damage will last for generations
The Slow Collapse of Discourse
Watch the unprecedented events of the 2016 Election, from Trump's entry into the race to a shocking election night
The Trump surveillance state
In the wrong (read: small) hands, the post-9/11 surveillance apparatus can be a dangerous political weapon
Obama to Trump? Only a few
Yes, a tiny slice of the electorate went from Obama to Trump, but they don't explain how the Democrats went wrong
How to resist Donald Trump
Organizers say now is the time to prepare for resistance
The U.S. won't take the charge at saving the planet. So who will?
A 2016 congressional candidate offers advice on how America can heal and improve after a difficult election season
We aren't all Bluths, are we?
Some days it seems like every extended family is self-diagnosed dysfunctional. Maybe that's taking the easy way out
Fight apathy with art
Engagement with art is not disengagement from politics, but demolition of cynicism — we need that more than ever
History's "Vikings" returns
When the subject of a TV favorite happens to be co-opted by terrible people, some of us may view it differently
the fake hillary clinton
A sinister Hillary Clinton dominated conservative media, but also appeared in mainstream journalism
Love letters to John Hughes
Two experts on John Hughes and '80s teen movies talk Jake Ryan, Ferris Bueller, Shermer High detention and more
Andre 3000 makes it all better
Picking his way through tragedy and turmoil, Andre 3000 makes carefully curated cameos as he goes
It can happen here: Has it?
None of us could stop Donald Trump, and comparisons to 1933 no longer seem ludicrous. What do we do now?
Trump’s transition team has said he will introduce a moratorium on new regulations
Colorblind sisterhood fantasy
A Clinton victory would have been most symbolic for white women. Why did so many not vote for her?