Roundup Top 10!
The New Zealand Shooting and the Great-Man Theory of Miseryby Jelani CobbMost of the men who committed these recent acts of terror composed manifestos. A sense of history turning on the fulcrum of a single man’s actions is a theme within them. |
Nazis Have Always Been Trollsby Adam SerwerHistorically, they rely on murderous insincerity and the unwillingness of liberal societies to see them for what they are. |
The first time the U.S. considered drafting women — 75 years agoby Pamela D. TolerAs legislative debate about drafting women in 1945 shows, if the military need is great enough, women will be drafted no matter how uncomfortable lawmakers are with the prospect. |
Poor criminal defendants need better legal counsel to achieve a just societyby Connie Hassett-WalkerWhy we must fulfill the promise of a famous Supreme Court decision to truly achieve criminal justice reform. |
Native children benefit from knowing their heritage. Why attack a system that helps them?by Bob Ferguson and Fawn SharpFor 40 years, the Indian Child Welfare Act has protected the best interests of Native children and helped preserve the integrity of tribal nations across the United States. |
The Story of the Dionne Quintuplets Is a Cautionary Tale for the Age of ‘Kidfluencers’by Shelley WoodThe pitfalls and payoffs of advertising directly to children have consumed psychologists, pediatricians, marketers and anxious parents for the better part of a century. |
Citizenship in the Age of Trumpby Karen J. GreenbergDeath By a Thousand Cuts |
When bad actors twist history, historians take to Twitter. That’s a good thing.by Waitman Wade BeornEngaging with the public isn’t pedantry; it’s direct engagement. |
Americans don’t believe in meritocracy — they believe in fake-it-ocracyby Niall FergusonThis illegal “side door” into college came into existence because the back door of a fat donation — like the $2.5 million paid by Jared Kushner’s father to Harvard — isn’t 100 percent reliable. |
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Who’s the snowflake? We tenured professors, that’s whoby Anita BernsteinOur freedom to say what we want is not only tolerated but celebrated. |