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Sleazy Playbook Redux

How the Press Can Avoid Playing Trump’s Game

Carla Anne Robbins

One of the lessons of the 2016 campaign should be more serious questions from reporters—not fewer.

Published: 2019-10-13 14:09:24

Origins of Racism

The Banality of Bigotry

Richard Thompson Ford

Trump’s blatant bigotry makes it easy to cast racists as loud, obnoxious villains who need to be named and shamed. But the most pernicious forms of racism today are systemic, not individual.

Published: 2019-10-11 13:34:33

A Letter from the Editor and Publisher

A Time of Crisis

Jeffrey Gedmin & Charles Davidson

As our country convulses, a message from TAI’s leadership.

Published: 2019-10-10 12:09:10

Dumbing Down

Sovereignty Is No Solution

Dalibor Rohac

Conservatives used to have a deep appreciation for the fundamental complexity of human societies and thus abhorred simplistic solutions. Their recent fetishization of “sovereignty” as a cure-all is a betrayal of their tradition.

Published: 2019-10-09 17:01:15

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Open a School Door, Close a Prison

Pell Grants for Prisoners

Open a School Door, Close a Prison

Emily Mooney & Nila Bala

Pell Grants for prisoners cut costs, reduce recidivism, and offer those behind bars a second chance. Why aren’t we funding them?

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TAI Podcast

A History of Whistleblowing

Allison Stanger & Richard Aldous

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