Trump Wants You to Think You Can’t Get Rid of Him
Living under a president who daily defiles his office and glories in transgressing the norms holding democracy together is numbing and enervating. It’s not emotionally...
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Biden Could Be Our Second Catholic President. It Doesn’t Matter.
As Election Day approached 60 years ago, Catholics across the country followed the news with a nervous thrill of anticipation. For them, the final stage...
American Suburbs Are Tilting for Biden. But Not Milwaukee’s.
CEDARBURG, Wis. — When Michael Hicks and his daughter chalked “Black Lives Matter” on the pavement outside their suburban home, someone scrubbed it away within...
Life in an America Where Some Are Only ‘Conditional Citizens’
CONDITIONAL CITIZENS On Belonging in AmericaBy Laila Lalami Laila Lalami begins “Conditional Citizens” with the promise of U.S. citizenship: On a steamy day in 2000,...
For Women, the Death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg Brings a Particular Grief
WASHINGTON — In Waco, Texas, Lily Coffman, 15, donned her handmade “R.B.G.” coronavirus mask and “dissent collar” earrings on Saturday night and joined a small...
A Black Fan Club Sought to Diversify N.H.L. Stands. Now They’re Aiming at Its C-Suites.
When the idea to create the Black Girl Hockey Club hit Renee Hess almost two years ago, she couldn’t have foreseen the degree to which...
We Clerked for Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Nothing Stopped Her From Speaking Up.
There was our justice, Ruth Bader Ginsburg: “At the end of the day, the government is throwing to the wind the women’s entitlement. …” She...
This Is How Biden Should Approach the Latino Vote
Joe Biden needed no reminder from the arrival of Hispanic Heritage Month this week that he should focus on Latinos. While a mere 3 percent...
I’m a Muslim and Arab American. Will I Ever Be an Equal Citizen?
“Go back home!” the note said. As it happened, I was already home, curled up on the sofa and scrolling through notifications on my mobile...
Princeton Admitted Past Racism. Now It Is Under Investigation.
The Trump administration said this week that it was investigating whether Princeton has violated federal civil rights law, suggesting that a public expression of contrition...