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A bill would require Virginia students to learn about “the first debate between Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass.” Somehow, that isn’t even the worst part.

How Will History Judge the Women’s March?

Christina Cauterucci

Does a Billion Dollar “Black Tax” Slam the Door on Black Homeowners?

A Word … With Jason Johnson

Think You’re Smarter Than the Editor of Outward? Find Out With This Week’s News Quiz.

Ray Hamel

Sonia Sotomayor Knows Something About Roe We Don’t

Mark Joseph Stern

Where Does Biden Go From Here?

Political Gabfest

Will Democrats Ever Stop Embarrassing Themselves?

Jim Newell

What Democrats Need From Mitch McConnell to Make an Election Reform Deal Worth It

Richard L. Hasen

How Will History Judge the Women’s March?

Will Democrats Ever Stop Humiliating Themselves?

The Man Who Taught the Rabbi Held Hostage in Texas to Throw a Chair to Escape Explains His Work

André Leon Talley Made America’s Next Top Model the Show It Pretended to Be

Josh Allen Is Breaking Football

Cities

The Boston Suburbs That Are “Kicking and Screaming” Over a New Housing Law

SCOTUS

Sonia Sotomayor Knows Something About Roe We Don’t

I Am Embarrassed for the Supreme Court

Digital Life

The TikTok Mob’s Latest Target Might Not Deserve Its Wrath

Gridlock

What Democrats Need From McConnell to Make an Election Reform Deal Worth It

Care and Feeding

I’ve Been Lying to My Super-Conservative Parents About My Lifestyle for Years

The Newbery Medal Is 100. It’s Smuggled Some Real Duds Onto Our Library Shelves.

Think You’re Smarter Than the Editor of Outward?

Television

Maybe We Were Wrong About Mindy Kaling

Euphoria Enlisted Actual Influencers for a Scene That Perfectly Skewers Them

Is Yellowjackets Too Disturbing for You to Watch? A Detailed, Spoiler-Free Guide.

This was such an indescribably cruel thing to do that I can’t just sweep it under the rug.

Help! How Do I Tell My Child Their Parent Is a Criminal?

Dear Prudence Uncensored: “How Can You Tell When You’re the Bad Guy?”

Help! I Can’t Sleep in the Same Bed as My Husband Anymore.

Help! I’m So Furious at My In-Laws for Commenting on My and My Baby’s Bodies.

Turns Out My Wife Is Actually Into My Deepest Sexual Fantasy. Now What?

The World Leaders Who Have Gotten COVID Twice

Don’t Listen to the Matt Damon Crypto Ad

My Wife Just Went Off Birth Control for the First Time, and Oh My God. Is This Normal?

The TikTok Mob’s Latest Target Might Not Deserve Its Wrath

André Leon Talley Made America’s Next Top Model the Show It Only Pretended to Be

Josh Allen Is Breaking Football and Football Analysis

Maybe We Were Wrong About Mindy Kaling

I Am Embarrassed for the Supreme Court

How Cheer Handled One of Reality TV’s Biggest Controversies

My Husband Won’t Let Me Quit My Job

The Tragedy of Macbeth Is a Frighteningly Good Shakespeare Movie

The TikTok Mob’s Latest Target Might Not Deserve Its Wrath

André Leon Talley Made America’s Next Top Model the Show It Only Pretended to Be

Josh Allen Is Breaking Football and Football Analysis

The Newbery Medal Is 100. It’s Smuggled Some Real Duds Onto Our Library Shelves.

Euphoria Enlisted Actual Influencers for a Scene That Perfectly Skewers Them

Is Yellowjackets, the Great Showtime Series, Too Disturbing for You to Watch? A Detailed, Spoiler-Free Guide.

Which Celebrity Has the Saddest NFT?

Don’t Listen to the Matt Damon Crypto Ad

Massachusetts Will Now Punish Suburbs That Refuse to Build Apartments

My Husband Won’t Let Me Quit My Job

When Did Crypto Become Republican?

What Omicron Does and Doesn’t Change About How Rapid Tests Work

Should Insurance Companies Pay Out for Damage Caused by State-Sponsored Cyberattacks?

The World Leaders Who Have Gotten COVID Twice

How the Internet Ruined the Birth Story

My Wife Just Went Off Birth Control for the First Time, and Oh My God. Is This Normal?

The Rabbi Held Hostage in Texas Threw a Chair to Escape. This Is the Man Who Taught Him to Do It.

Dear Care and Feeding: My 5-Year-Old Stinks and Refuses to Do Anything About It

I Worry Our Fairytale Romance Is Sending the Wrong Message to Our Daughter

Help! How Do I Tell My Child Their Parent Is a Criminal?

Dear Care and Feeding: I’ve Been Lying to My Super Conservative Parents About My Lifestyle for Years

This Debate Never Happened!

How Will History Judge the Women’s March?

Does a Billion Dollar “Black Tax” Slam the Door on Black Homeowners?

Think You’re Smarter Than the Editor of Outward? Find Out With This Week’s News Quiz.

Sonia Sotomayor Knows Something About Roe We Don’t

Where Does Biden Go From Here?

Will Democrats Ever Stop Embarrassing Themselves?

What Democrats Need From Mitch McConnell to Make an Election Reform Deal Worth It