The number of Hispanic and Black students at highly selective colleges dropped in the fall of 2024 after affirmative action ...

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In two major surveys of US teens conducted over the last two years, the nonprofit News Literacy Project found deep levels of mistrust and misunderstanding of the news: The root of this distrust is the ...

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Affordability is a lot more than just prices. Beyond lowering prices, an affordability agenda needs to reckon with how the economy feels.

Alexander Laban Hinton explains how Trump fuels political violence—and why America’s federal system still limits authoritarian power.

Rahm Emanuel is likely to run for president in 2028. Even his long-shot candidacy will shape the debate and the future.

The president’s denial that he lost to Joe Biden now turns to a Tulsi Gabbard-led fishing expedition. What could go wrong?

Trump not only traffics in racist rhetoric, but also racist policies, and we should not shy away from pointing out the harms.

Trump’s war on global talent is costing the U.S. billions, weakening universities, and handing a strategic advantage to rivals like China.