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“Life won,” says Pence, doubling down on Roe reversal with call for a national ban
Kelly McClure
Pence said the Supreme Court's Roe reversal "has given the American people a new beginning for life"
Graduation ceremonies are boring — but commencement speeches don’t have to be
D. Watkins
I've been a speaker at a lot of graduations. Here's what I've learned
“National Conservative” manifesto: A road map for autocracy — and it’s not just theoretical
Kathryn Joyce
What's scariest about the National Conservative movement's ambitious plan? How much of it is already here
Is American democracy already lost? Half of us think so — but the future remains unwritten
Chauncey DeVega
New poll finds that more than half of all Americans think democracy is toast. But that's only true if we surrender
From Cersei to Trump, why it’s unwise and counterproductive to be “braggadocious”
Matthew Rozsa
People do not like to admit when they were wrong, but scientists agree that humility is important to success
Lone Star hate: Right-wing activists in Texas drive a new wave of anti-LGBTQ bigotry
Kathryn Joyce
Sure, Texas is a red state. But the merger of MAGA and anti-LGBTQ activism has revealed a whole new level of ugly
Texas Republicans tried to insert support for Jan. 6 Capitol rioters into official party platform
Eric Neugeboren, Sewell Chan
GOPers proposed motion to "defend the due process rights" of rioters and "reject the narrative" of "insurrection"
What we learned from “The View” reunion, from the fight that started it all to Joy Behar’s firing
Joy Saha
Barbara Walters apparently had a unique – and painful – way of keeping Debbie Matenopoulos from spouting bad takes
Give this AI a few words of description and it produces a stunning image – but is it art?
Aaron Hertzmann
When it seems to automate the creative process, it raises questions about what it means to be creative
“Peaky Blinders” and Tommy Shelby’s perceived crime of sobriety
Alison Stine
Can you be a good gangster while abstaining from the family business of drugs and alcohol?
When abuse scandals hit, colleges hire “independent” investigators — and the cover-up begins
Irvin Muchnick
Third-party investigation of college abuse scandals: A dubious industry whose main job is to limit the damage
Tumblr’s enduring appeal reveals the potency of the web’s cultural memory
Jeanna Sybert
The social media platform defies categorization or a defined purpose, which might explain why it also persists
Ethereal, evocative, and inventive: why the music of Kate Bush spans generations
Lorna Piatti-Farnell
Somehow, Bush is reaching greater fame in 2022 than she did during the 1980s
What to listen to, read and watch about the connection between Black cooking and Juneteenth
Ashlie D. Stevens
Start with Nicole Taylor's "Watermelon and Red Birds: A Cookbook for Juneteenth and Black Celebrations"
“Canceling is relative”: Michael Che on his comedy boundaries & why he’s not leaving “SNL” just yet
D. Watkins
The "SNL: Weekend Update" anchor shares the art of walking back a joke and why he still hates Twitter
GOP splinters over effort to crack down on Big Tech
Jon Skolnik
Republicans abandon their free-market ideals to go all-in on the culture wars
It’s time to rethink “born this way,” a phrase that’s been key to LGBTQ acceptance
Julia Serano
Anti-LGBTQ campaigners have worked hard to upend it with false claims of "queer contagion." New language could help
Ted Cruz loses it over “lesbian toys” and Disney’s new “Lightyear” film
Sky Palma
"Most toys are, kinda, androgynous. They're usually without genitalia"
Yes, Donald Trump is an “American monster”: But he wasn’t built by a mad scientist
Chauncey DeVega
Maureen Dowd's description overlooks a crucial point: It took decades of America's decay to birth this monster
White parents chased a Black educator out of town. Then they followed her to the next one
Nicole Carr
A group of parents — coached by local and national anti-CRT groups — coordinated assault on school diversity chief
Jan. 6 committee finally zeroes in on Ginni Thomas — but will the Supreme Court?
Amanda Marcotte
New Ginni Thomas revelations prove that the Supreme Court is a corrupt, failed institution
Southern Baptist battle goes full MAGA: Far right seeks to purge CRT and “Race Marxism”
Kathryn Joyce
America's largest Protestant denomination is dominated by the right — but still fears creeping "wokeism"
When all else fails to explain American violence, blame a rapper and hip-hop music
A.D. Carson
Pro-gun Republicans wasted no time blaming gun violence on rap, a tactic with a long and sordid history
Google claims it bans gun ads — but new research shows it actually makes millions from them
Craig Silverman, Ruth Talbot
Analysis shows that Google’s ad systems served up more than 100 million ads from gun makers
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