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Backward Thinking in San Francisco

Generous amenities for the wealthy and eviction notices for ordinary workers: Is this the future of the progressive city?

campus culture wars
The Last Minority

How bad are things for conservatives in academia?

the gatekeepers
College Admissions Debates Miss the Mark

Here are some better approaches for bringing admissions madness under control.

Blue For Who?
How Crony Capitalism Works

The force of market competition has been concentrated on workers and small businesses, while elite professionals and financiers have managed to engineer protectionist rackets.

campus speech wars
The Wrong Way to Stand Up for Israel

While they clearly have noble intentions, the University of California’s Jewish community and its allies have reached too far with the current language equating anti-Semisim and anti-Zionism.

Far-Right Rising
Donald Trump’s Global Fanclub

What do Alexander Dugin, Geert Wilders, and Jean-Marie Le Pen have in common? They’ve all endorsed Donald Trump.

The Supremes After Scalia
The End of SCOTUS?

It’s possible to imagine a scenario where the Supreme Court gradually hemorrhages legitimacy even as it accumulates more and more power. That would be a dangerous combination.

crime in America
Backlash

When we argue about policing and prison reform today, we are arguing about the legacy of the Great American Crime Wave and the politics it produced.

speech wars
Will Twitter Narrow the Overton Window?

Some of the right-wing Internet is up in arms over Twitter’s decision to suspend the account of a prominent anti-feminist.

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2016 And Beyond
There Is No Trumpism. There Is Only Donald Trump.

At the end of the day, Trump’s appeal may be more visceral than substantive.

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