Barbara Bush Changed With Her Country
The former first lady was notably eager to learn about people she didn’t understand—and recognize she might have been wrong about them.
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James Brooks / AP Why Are Parents Afraid of Later School Start Times?
A new paper argues that using behavioral economics to ease families’ fear of change could help convince them to switch up their children’s routines.
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Courtesy of Princeton University Art Museum A Contemporary Artist Is Helping Princeton Confront Its Ugly Past
A new sculpture project thoughtfully grapples with the school’s participation in slavery.
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Salesforce The Tower at the Heart of the Tech Boom
A symbol of the industry's reach takes its place in San Francisco's skyline just as Americans begin to reckon with the power of Silicon Valley's companies.
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Jacob Myrick The Challenge of Teaching War to Today's Students
Today’s youth aren’t interested in learning about the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts that have shaped recent history—but an Iraq war veteran-turned-teacher warns that the results of an uninformed generation could be dangerous.
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Adrees Latif / Reuters ‘We Thought You'd Like to Look Back on This Post from 1 Year Ago’
Reexperiencing Election Day 2016 through the social network’s “memories” feature can be painful for those who lost.
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Showtime How Should Hollywood Respond to Mass Shootings?
Showtime’s documentary series Active Shooter stands in opposition to the entertainment industry’s avoidance of an increasingly urgent subject.
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Ed Yong Washington, D.C., Is Home to America's Largest Collection of Parasites
Visiting it is like going to a really macabre candy store—except instead of sweets, there are tapeworms.
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Eddie Keogh / Reuters Why Everyone Should Learn About Western Civilization
Students are protesting Reed College’s foundational humanities curriculum. What they may be missing is that core texts are just a starting point.
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Joshua Roberts / Reuters Why the AR-15 Is So Lethal
“The little bullet pays off in wound ballistics.”
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Eric Gay / AP Attending a School Named After a Confederate General
Students of color are speaking out about the hardship of being enrolled at institutions with titles that honor histories of racial discrimination.
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Peter Campbell / Corbis via Getty Color Photos of the 1939 New York World's Fair
Photographer Peter Campbell captured many scenes from the 1939 New York World's Fair in full color, both during the day and at night.
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Reuters The Particular Horror of Church Shootings
Twenty-six people were killed in an attack in Sutherland Springs, Texas, adding to the long list of houses of worship hit with gun violence.
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A Nation of Tribes, and Members of the Tribe
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The 'First Lady of ISIS'
The ex-wife of the highest-ranking American member of ISIS reckons with her extremist past and attempts to build a new life.
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Laura Swann The Surprising Revolt at the Most Liberal College in the Country
Activists are disrupting lectures to protest "white supremacy," but many students are taking steps to stop them.
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Bob Strong/ Reuters Guantanamo and the Myth of Swift Justice
President Trump said he would consider sending the New York attacker to the military prison, but federal courts have a better track record.
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Evan Vucci / AP The Diversity Visa Program Was Created to Help Irish Immigrants
The history of the green-card lottery, attacked by President Trump on Wednesday, is a story of unintended consequences.
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Mandel Ngan / Getty Images The South Only Embraced States' Rights as It Lost Control of the Federal Government
For decades, slaveholders like Robert E. Lee were powerfully committed to the Union. That changed when Washington stopped protecting their interests.
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Lucas Jackson / Reuters I Used to Run the Immigration Service—and Trump’s Refugee Policy Is Baseless
A former director of the USCIS, the son of Cuban immigrants, argues that admitting refugees is in the best interest of the United States.
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Reuters What the Attack in New York Revealed About the Islamic State's Supporters
As ISIS loses territory, the greatest danger remains that more competent fighters will return home.
