The Illiberalism at America’s Core

A new history argues that illiberalism is not a backlash but a central feature from the founding to today.

By Julian E. Zelizer

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The Stop Trump Summit—Philadelphia

Join us on May 18 in Philadelphia and on livestream to examine the disasters of Trump’s first term, the state of the legal cases against him, and everything concerned American citizens want to know about making sure he never takes office again.

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If Corporations Are People, Then Animals Should Be Too

Enshrining the rights of nonhuman entities in law would help us protect them before it’s too late.

By Lydia Millet

Stop Reading Tea Leaves. We Know What Trump Intends on Abortion.

A Time magazine interview includes all of the former president’s usual evasion. But, as ever, there’s a through line.

By Melissa Gira Grant

Pennsylvania Taxpayers Are Funding Discriminatory Religious Schools

Private schools can reject disabled applicants, expel LGBTQ students, and teach creationism all they want—even though hundreds of millions of public dollars flow to them every year.

By Catherine Caruso

House Republicans Suffer Major Loss as They Hurtle Toward More Chaos

A special election in New York has narrowed the party’s already thin House majority.

By Hafiz Rashid

Right to Read Celebration

Join us on June 8 for a high-profile event that will feature authors who are currently banned; fellow writers who have taken up the cause; and teachers, librarians, and students who have been directly impacted by the book bans that are sweeping America.

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