The mainstream press was far from perfect. But before the era of “hot takes,” information silos, steep budget cuts, and ugly charges of “fake news,” it had strengths that we need now.

Millard Hassan makes and repairs hoes used by clam and worm diggers at his workshop, M + T Hoes in Newcastle, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) Democrats face a five-alarm fire in rural America, but ...

In "The Castle," Jon Ronson investigates the roots of male alienation and the forces driving men toward grievance and the manosphere.

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Charles Adair told jail officials he had schizophrenia. Less than 48 hours later, he was dead after officers restrained him in his cell.

Imagine you’re looking for a nice place to have dinner, but all the “best restaurants” ranked by your local media outlets turn out to be in members-only country clubs. You’d probably think, “Hmmm, I ...

Protect Democracy’s Beau Tremitiere offers tips on how citizens can do their part to ensure free and fair elections in November.

A man turns himself in to police for old traffic tickets, tells them he has schizophrenia, and after an altercation at a Kansas City, Kansas, jail, is dead less than 48 hours later.

A man turns himself in to police for old traffic tickets, tells them he has schizophrenia, and after an altercation at a Kansas City, Kansas, jail, is dead less than 48 hours later.

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In a time of enrollment crunch, universities have an existential obligation to serve Hispanic students, the one population that’s growing.

A man turns himself in to police for old traffic tickets, tells them he has schizophrenia, and after an altercation at a Kansas City, Kansas, jail, is dead less than 48 hours later. Founded in 1969, ...