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This Man Should Not Be Executed
Billy Joe Wardlow murdered a man, but mitigating facts say he should not pay for that crime with his life
by Lincoln Caplan | Monday, December 02, 2019
Moral Courage and the Civil War
Monuments ask us to look at the past, but how they do it exposes crucial aspects of the present and has an inescapable effect on the future
by Elizabeth D. Samet | Tuesday, September 03, 2019
Reflections on a Silent Soldier
After the television cameras went away, a North Carolina city debated the future of its toppled Confederate statue
by Robin Kirk | Tuesday, September 03, 2019
Our Fate Is in the Stars
Today’s space program still does amazing things, but nothing like Apollo. It’s time to begin again.
by George Musser | Monday, June 03, 2019
The First President To Be Impeached
Andrew Johnson beat the charges against him by a single vote, but what did the nation lose?
by Brenda Wineapple | Monday, March 04, 2019
Paying to Be Locked Up
Private prison companies treat immigrant detainees like convicted criminals—and reap huge profits from the people they hold
by Keramet Reiter | Monday, December 03, 2018
Stress Test for Free Speech
Social media are destroying the democratic culture that the First Amendment is meant to protect
by Lincoln Caplan | Tuesday, September 04, 2018
In the Labyrinth of #MeToo
Addressing sexual aggression and power in contemporary society also means questioning what the feminist movement has really been about
by Sandra M. Gilbert | Monday, June 04, 2018
A Vacuum at the Center
How a demagogue resembles a typhoon, and why it matters to the future of the republic
by W. Robert Connor | Monday, March 05, 2018
Here’s the Beef with Chicken from China
The Trump USDA favored a powerful lobby over American food safety
by James McWilliams | Monday, December 04, 2017
