
The Logical End Point of Trump’s Higher-Education Agenda
A “compact” offered by the administration could devastate racial diversity at elite universities.

A “compact” offered by the administration could devastate racial diversity at elite universities.

Declining standards and low expectations are destroying American education.

Debt is the almost singular through line behind every major financial crisis.

I want to feel, as Walt Whitman did, that America and democracy are inextricable.

Without one, America may sink into autocracy for decades.

For nearly 250 years, America promoted freedom and equality abroad, even when it failed to live up to those ideals itself. Not anymore.

A moment for radical hope

The symbol of public mourning loses its meaning when it’s used too much.

In a new book, John J. Lennon presses two cases: that his is a work of legitimate journalism, and that this makes him something more than a killer.

The release of the remaining October 7 captives shows that hope can survive even in the darkest hole.