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Presidential Politics As Reality TV and Realist Fiction

Presidential Politics As Reality TV and Realist Fiction

The election came as a reality check. It’s time for a new genre.

By Emma Lieber | March 21, 2017

Just How Partisan is the Supreme Court?

Just How Partisan is the Supreme Court?

Melvin I. Urofsky On Three Major Dissents from Recent Years

By Melvin I. Urofsky | March 20, 2017

What Kind of Empire Will China Be?

What Kind of Empire Will China Be?

On the Constant Evolution of Global Power

By Howard W. French | March 17, 2017

Valeria Luiselli on the Choices People Make in Coming to America

Valeria Luiselli on the Choices People Make in Coming to America

"How do you explain any of this to your own children?"

By Valeria Luiselli | March 16, 2017

What Did Hemingway Really Think of Castro?

What Did Hemingway Really Think of Castro?

Nicholas Reynolds on the Relationship of Two Mid-Century Icons

By Nicholas Reynolds | March 16, 2017

Learning the Language of Democracy: A Protest Diary

Learning the Language of Democracy: A Protest Diary

Elena Marcu on the Lessons of Four Years of Protesting in Romania

By Elena Marcu | March 9, 2017

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Gabrielle Bellot on the Normalization of Hate

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Growing Up Poor, with Trump on TV

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Amanda Rea on the Wide American Gap Between Rich and Poor

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President Trump, One Month Later

President Trump, One Month Later

From Art to Violence to Protest, Reflections on the New Administration

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Roxana Robinson Heads to Washington to See What Democracy Looks Like

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Aleksandar Hemon on the Urge to Violence in a Time of Trump

Aleksandar Hemon on the Urge to Violence in a Time of Trump

When Neighbors Turn on Each Other, It Happens Fast

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Magic Will Work Against Trump

Magic Will Work Against Trump

On the Spells of the Court Order that Stopped Trump's Muslim Ban

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How to Be a Patriot in America

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