How Should Universities Atone for Their Past Mistakes?
Ta-Nehisi Coates talks with the presidents of Harvard and Georgetown about the ways higher-education institutions are acknowledging their histories of slavery and discrimination.
Washington Ideas Forum 2016
Dispatches from Washington Ideas Week
John Kerry Calls Bombing of Aleppo ‘Beyond the Pale’
Fighting in the Syrian city has led to a devastating, and worsening, humanitarian crisis.
What Happened While America Waited for Zika Funding
Congress finally approved a $1.1 billion deal—but Zika has already done real damage in the United States.
Paul Ryan Promises to ‘Work With Whoever Wins’
That won’t be easy for the Republican House speaker, regardless of the election’s outcome.
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on When Language Fails Her
The writer spoke about police killings in America.
CIA Director Calls 9/11 Legislation 'Badly Misguided'
Congress delivered a historic rebuke to the administration on Wednesday by overriding Obama’s veto.
Taking the Fear and Desperation Out of Online Dating
The quest for a calmer, gentler dating app
‘Allowing America to Confront Its Tortured Racial Past’
How the National Museum of African American History and Culture recounts black history in the United States
How a Museum Reckons With Black Pain
The Smithsonian’s new memorial of African American history and culture is at once triumphant and crushing.
A New Era for the Automobile
In long-awaited federal guidelines on self-driving cars, officials hint at a new kind of DMV.