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The Word Genocide Has An Actual Meaning

November 15, 2023

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Harsh Anti-abortion Laws Are Not Empty Threats

November 10, 2023

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The Supreme Court Cases That Could Redefine the Internet

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

September 30, 2023

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The Coming Attack on an Essential Element of Women’s Freedom

September 26, 2023

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A DeSantis Speech Too Dangerous to Teach in Florida

September 5, 2023

DeSantis delivers a speech

Reader Views on the Role of Taboos

Conor Friedersdorf

August 16, 2023

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I Turned My House Into a Zero-Carbon Utopia

August 14, 2023

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America’s Original Gun Control

Robert J. Spitzer

August 12, 2023

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Biden Declares War on the Cult of Efficiency

July 21, 2023

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Blood-Quantum Laws Are Splintering My Tribe

June 21, 2023

Three members of the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe with their faces blotted out

Where Living With Friends Is Still Technically Illegal

May 22, 2023

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The Problem With Counterfeit People

Daniel C. Dennett

May 16, 2023

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America Does Have a Way to Save Itself

April 29, 2023

Abortion Restrictions Targeted at Minors Never End There

April 28, 2023

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Silicon Valley’s Favorite Slogan Has Lost All Meaning

April 21, 2023

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Blasphemy Forever

March 11, 2023

A photograph of a raised finger in front of a Quran

Boycott Bans Are an Assault on Free Speech

March 9, 2023

Picture showing an activist wearing a hijab holding a megaphone, speaking to a crowd of protesters holding signs. One of the signs reads: "Free Palestine."

Originalism Is Going to Get Women Killed

February 9, 2023

Drag Shows Are Free Speech

Conor Friedersdorf

January 20, 2023

Three drag queens, one of whom is dressed in a long, red, feathered robe

Why Yale Law School Left the U.S. News & World Report Rankings

December 31, 2022

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Ron DeSantis’s Speech Policing Could Hurt the Right Too

Conor Friedersdorf

November 22, 2022

A black-and-white photograph of Ron DeSantis at a podium with his arms outstretched and a group of people standing around him holding signs against "critical race theory."

The Supreme Court Case That Could Break Native American Sovereignty

November 8, 2022

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Deleting the Right to Record the Police

October 6, 2022

A black-and-white photo of a line of police officers with shields

Is This the Beginning of the End of the Internet?

September 28, 2022

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Old Anti-abortion Laws Are Taking on Unintended Meanings

Daniel K. Williams

September 20, 2022

Anti-abortion protesters surrounded by bubbles in front of the Supreme Court

19 Readers on Donald Trump’s Legal Future

Conor Friedersdorf

August 29, 2022

Donald Trump in a black border

The Myth That America’s Abortion Laws Are More Permissive Than Europe’s

July 22, 2022

Illustration of a map of Europe in the shape of the U.S., underneath a red "NO" symbol (a circle with a line through it)

The Atlantic Daily

Local Prosecutors Can’t Protect Abortion Rights

David A. Graham

July 14, 2022

Abortion-rights protestors holding signs like "Abortion on demand & without apology"

Why Illinois’ Red-Flag Laws Didn’t Stop the Highland Park Shooting

David A. Graham

July 8, 2022

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What Lies Behind That ‘No Trespass’ Sign

July 2, 2022

A No Trespass sign.

The Domino Effects of New Anti-abortion Laws

Conor Friedersdorf

June 29, 2022

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America's Abortion Divide

How to Save Women’s Lives After Roe

Greer Donley and Kimberly Chernoby

June 13, 2022

A black-and-white photo of a female patient

Red-Flag Laws Can Save Lives

May 27, 2022

The Problem With Wills

May 17, 2022

A coffin with a folder of papers on top

SNL’s Sharp, Frustrated Take on Abortion Rights

May 8, 2022

Benedict Cumberbatch, James Austin Johnson, Andrew Dismukes, and Cecily Strong appear on 'SNL.'

The Atlantic Daily: Roe. v. Wade May Not Stand For Much Longer

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

April 4, 2022

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