Getting Along Despite the Threat of Deportation
Maria Hinojosa’s bittersweet celebration of immigrant perseverance in America
Ideas 2017
Dispatches from the Aspen Ideas Festival/Spotlight Health
Federalism Is Dead, Long Live Federalism
A Yale law professor argues that America has moved past the relationship among states that the Framers envisioned––but that a new federalism is serving the country well in its stead.
'Audiences Cultivate the Power of Compassion'
A theater director believes her profession can contribute to the project of peaceful coexistence in America.
What Do You Tell Your Kids About Online Privacy?
A call for parents to share the values and practices that they instill around digital life–and their fears about what could go wrong.
The Moral Question That Stanford Asks Its Bioengineering Students
It’s about the capacity to print a human genome.
Privacy in the Information Age Is Not a Lost Cause
A champion of better protections for citizens and consumers argues that her fight is not a waste of time—and draws on history to justify her optimism.
Neal Katyal: Senate's Obstruction of Merrick Garland 'Was Unforgivable'
The former acting solicitor general said that the Republican blockade against the onetime Supreme Court nominee represented a breakdown of checks and balances.
How African Americans Use DNA Testing to Connect With Their Past
Genetic tests have ushered in a new era of root-seeking and community-building, says social scientist Alondra Nelson.
Sally Yates on Bob Mueller: ‘Folks Ought to Have Tremendous Confidence in Him’
The former acting attorney general says she believes the Department of Justice can withstand anything that happens during the Trump administration.
Is the Problem With Tech Companies That They're Companies?
A Stanford professor argues that a profit imperative is in tension with the needs of a democratic society.