Policy & Politics

Phase Two of the Right’s War on Universities Has Begun

Institutions of higher education have been a perfect target for right-wing populists, but now these neo-nationalists seek to not just badmouth the academics there, but to purge them, too

We Used to Be a Proper Country, According to This Meme

Did you know that a 7-Eleven in 1973 was the height of Western civilization?

Bathhouses Once Fought for Survival, Now They Fight for a Place in History

Though politicians and public health officials waged homophobic wars to shut bathhouses down during the AIDS crisis, they never truly killed the hallowed gay spaces. Today, bruised from years of battle, they're trying to stage a comeback

The MAGA Cult’s Shock at Jail Conditions Is Pure American Ignorance

Capitol rioters and their sympathizers in Congress have suddenly realized the abject misery of prison