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The Founding Fathers’ Power Grab

Was the Constitution was designed to make the United States less democratic?

By Matthew C. Simpson

September 29, 2016

Watch Trump spokesman Jason Miller insist that the sky is yellow.

Alex Shephard | 9 hours ago

Is Hillary Clinton conceding Ohio?

Alex Shephard | 9 hours ago

The Washington Redskins are trying to ride the legal coattails of an Asian dance rock band called The Slants.

Sukjong Hong | 11 hours ago

The “Scholars and Writers for Trump” include a historian who thinks the Nazi perspective isn’t getting its due.

Jeet Heer | 12 hours ago
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Why Clowns Creep Us Out

By Frank T. McAndrew

September 29, 2016

Donald Trump Is About to Go Nuclear on Hillary Clinton

By Jeet Heer

September 29, 2016

American Honey and the Hard-Knock Life

By Tim Grierson

September 29, 2016
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Enigma Variations

Notes toward a theory of Nell Zink.

By Josephine Livingstone

September 27, 2016

Oh, So Now You’re OK With Hillary Clinton?

By Brian Beutler

September 29, 2016

The Rise and Fall of the Pirate Party

By Josephine Huetlin

September 29, 2016

What Makes A Novel Subversive?

By Beth Younger

September 28, 2016

What Nursing Homes Have in Common With Wells Fargo

By David Dayen

September 28, 2016

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The Philosopher and Her Camera

Ava DuVernay made history with Selma. Now, in two new films, she’s taking on America’s prison system—and tesseracting through the universe.

By Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah

September 26, 2016

Colombia’s Night Before the Dawn

As the country prepares for a plebiscite on the peace process, both hope and anxiety abound.

By Steven Cohen

September 28, 2016

Donald Trump Is Owning Hillary Clinton on Trade

By Alex Shephard

September 28, 2016

What’s the Purpose of the Bestseller?

By William Giraldi

September 28, 2016

Max Ritvo: “It takes a ton of chutzpah to reincarnate.”

By Sarah Ruhl

September 28, 2016

Donald Trump Is Walking Into a Minefield, and He Can’t Stop Himself

By Jeet Heer

September 28, 2016

Shirley Jackson’s Disappearing Act

Underrated for most of her life, the author of "The Lottery" is at last experiencing a revival.

By Jane Hu

September 26, 2016
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