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Political Decay
Nihilistic Partisanship

The Republican Party is too weak and too strong at the same time.

Higher Education Watch
Suicide by Self-Importance

Academic arrogance and contempt for U.S. institutions cannot go on forever without provoking a backlash.

free speech and its limits
The Great Gawker Freakout

A firestorm over Hulk Hogan, Peter Thiel, and Gawker’s mischievous media mavens.

Crime and Punishment
More Cops, Less Crime

Does America have an “under-incarceration problem?” It depends how you define it.

new culture wars
What We Argue About When We Argue About Bathrooms

Why the bathroom wars are so vituperative—and why the arguments being deployed can seem so contorted.

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2016
How Deep Is the Rot?

The ascent to the presidency of a figure like Trump would require a cascade of institutional failures. Many of these failures have already happened.

misinformation age
The New Media Overlords

A new report alleges that Facebook systematically suppressed right-wing views. How much has the information revolution really “democratized” the flow of information?

Culture Wars
Is ‘Yes Means Yes’ Unstoppable?

State legislatures across the country are moving to formally adopt a version of the sexual consent policies that, just 23 years ago, made Antioch College a national laughing stock.

immigration wars
Democrats, Not Republicans, Have Moved on Immigration

Since 2006, Democratic voters have moved sharply to the left on immigration.

Blue Civil War
Will the Left Turn on Hamilton?

Why Alexander Hamilton is a safe choice for liberal elites in the age of Obama.

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