The Taliban’s decision to ban Afghan girls from attending secondary school (grades 7-12) sent shock waves across the world earlier this year. Ghulam Omar Qargha chronicles the tumultuous history of modern schooling in Afghanistan and shares recommendations to make education a source of unity rather than a source of conflict.

“The Alito opinion undermines the rule of law—and the court’s legitimacy. It is akin to Trump’s incessant assault on the laws and norms of the presidency that we have heard so much and so powerfully about in the Jan. 6 hearings.” Norman Eisen and Colby Galliher weigh in on the Supreme Court’s seismic ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade and draw parallels to Donald Trump’s governing style.