In this issue

While those who love democracy had good cause to celebrate much of the results of the November midterm elections, D.C.. bureau chief David Corn warns that the ongoing threat to American democracy will come from an unrepentant House, given that Republicans were able to eek out a slight majority in Congress. Relatedly, the battleground state of Wisconsin illustrates that the fight for fair representation is not nearly over. Also, Gabbriel Schivone writes about how when Officer Jervis Middleton was placed in an uncomfortable position where he had to make a choice between his community and his badge, it did not go well. And, David Alm reports on a website full of kids that became a magnet for predators. What does that mean for the future of tech?

ONE MORE TIME FOR THE PUNDITS IN THE BACK

Are media commentators really so clueless about the media?

3 mins

RULES FOR RADICALS MAGA MAYHEM

The ongoing threat to American democracy will come from an unrepentant House.

6 mins

REVENGE OF THE NORMS - THE GREAT REPRIEVE

Democracy was on the ballot. It won the chance to stay there.

6 mins

FALSE FLAGS: WHAT LIES BENEATH

Let us not lose sight of the January 6 insurrectionists’ real motivation.

6 mins

THE ROE EFFECT

Abortion played a decisive role in November. Now the battle moves to the courts.

5 mins

Номе Front

Months after they fled, ukrainians return home, seeking normalcy-or at least closure. Instead they find rubble and dust.

3 mins

The Dirty Secrets of Elite College Admissions

The Supreme Court is set to kill affirmative action. Just not for rich white kids.

10+ mins

Jervis Middleton – Black and Blue

Torn between community and badge, Officer Jervis Middleton had to make a choice. It didn’t go well.

10+ mins

Stranger Dangers

How one website has become a magnet for kids and sexual predators, and what it might mean for the future of tech.

10+ mins

The charged language of policing

AMERICAN POLICE speak in a peculiar lexicon. When an officer guns somebody down, it is an \"officer-involved shooting.\" When a department spokesperson speaks of \"the use of force,\" police violence is reduced to basic physics.

3 mins

A Watershed Moment

Rain gardens can help cities adjust to a changing climate.

5 mins

POWER LUNCH

Why universal free school meals matter

3 mins

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