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The scandal of the Declaration

On reckoning with the legacy of America's loftiest document and its slave-owning author

Jeva Lange

Why Hamilton already feels outdated

The musical's sunny late-Obama-era optimism has not aged well

Catherine Garcia

The Baby-Sitters Club is a refreshing change of pace

What the series gets right about female friendships

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Cartoons about America's coronavirus surge

Artists take on premature reopenings, Trump's wishful thinking, and more

Shikha Dalmia

What makes America exceptional

It's far from perfect, but even a pandemic can't deter its moral struggle

Matthew Walther

Requiem for CHAZ

What we learned from Seattle's short-lived autonomous zone

Jacob Lambert

The week's best photojournalism

Students take a test, lawmakers scuffle, and more

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The week's good news

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America's daily coronavirus case count surpasses 55,000

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Trump's campaign is reportedly ready to cancel his convention rally to avoid a 'Tulsa-like humiliation'

July 2, 2020

Hugh Downs, longtime 20/20 and Today host, dies at 99

July 2, 2020

Kellyanne Conway calls out 'local officials' who refuse to wear masks, but gives Trump a pass

July 2, 2020

FBI kept tabs on Ghislaine Maxwell as she 'slithered away' — and then 'moved when we were ready'

July 2, 2020

Vanilla Ice cancels controversial mid-pandemic concert

July 2, 2020

Herman Cain, who attended Trump's rally in Tulsa, hospitalized with COVID-19

July 2, 2020

Florida breaks record for new COVID-19 cases again with more than 10,000 in a day

July 2, 2020

40 principals met to discuss reopening schools. They were all exposed to coronavirus.

July 2, 2020

Mnuchin says it's 'too early to tell' if American families need another stimulus check

July 2, 2020

Trump scores 'big victory' as Supreme Court takes up Mueller appeal

July 2, 2020

Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell reportedly arrested in connection to sex trafficking

July 2, 2020

June jobs report surpasses expectations — but with a 'big asterisk'

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America's looming dilemmas

COVID-19 may force American doctors into some impossible choices

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My father, the QAnon conspiracy theorist

After my parents got divorced, Dad began a slow slide into isolation. Eventually he found consolation in the darkest corners of the web. Can I help him get back out?

Ryan Cooper

The smart way to reopen

Massachusetts is a notable exception to America’s coronavirus failure

Coral Lee

How to grill perfectly juicy, charred corn

Grilling corn over the holiday weekend? Here's everything you need to know.

Matthew Walther

The dispensable nation?

America is no longer an international leader. What country will take its place?

Megan Jean Sovern

Why parents should let their children help

Let your children cross the wall you've built between them and your vulnerability. Raise them to recognize when they're needed.

Jeva Lange

The cruelty of the 'face mask exemption' scams

Refusing to wear a mask directly harms the very community these people are purporting to be a part of

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7 cartoons about Trump's Russia bounty scandal

Artists take on his flimsy defense, his deference to Putin, and more

Ryan Cooper

The Trump economy

America's current economic predicament is a direct result of the failure to respond to the pandemic

Bonnie Kristian

The GOP disconnect on police reform

Republican voters support police reform. GOP elites are standing in the way.

Damon Linker

"The big, bad Orange Man is a symptom (both an effect and a cause) of a political system and national culture losing its bearings and spiraling down toward what looks distressingly like a collective nervous breakdown."

Damon Linker

A shattered country

Why the coronavirus failures are about so much more than Trump

Noah Millman

Data disaster

Why nobody knows how bad this coronavirus surge is

Matthew Walther

The ashes of the pro-life movement

What the Supreme Court's most recent decision means for abortion opponents

Ryan Cooper

One more reason to leave

Why there's only one sane response to news of Russian bounties on American troops in Afghanistan

Damon Linker

The traditionalist

Why Chief Justice John Roberts keeps splitting from the Supreme Court's other conservatives

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Republicans have found their excuse to leave Americans in the lurch

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Hamilton already feels outdated

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Washington Redskins will 'review' team name after pressure from sponsors

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The risk of catching coronavirus has started to 'frazzle' some Secret Service agents

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Pleading ignorance?

Why Trump's best-case explanation on the Russian bounties intelligence is still pretty bad

Zoe Fenson

Too young to give up, too old to start fresh

For millennials, "once in a generation" came around twice

Jeva Lange

Problematic now, problematic then

Blackface was always racist. People just didn't care.

Joel Mathis

"Either the president was doing something evil, or he was merely being dense. Neither option is appealing."

Joel Mathis

The 'see no evil' president

When the going gets tough, Trump pleads ignorance

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The private
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The coronavirus pandemic is tearing apart employer-based health coverage

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Election Day nightmare scenarios

If the presidential election is close, chaos is likely to result. There might not even be a declared winner.

Neil J. Young

"Until President Trump wears a mask and tells Americans to do so too, the nation will remain dangerously divided on this critical effort, threatening the health of all of us."

Neil J. Young

Trump unmasked

How Trump's refusal to embrace wearing a mask divides the nation and threatens our health

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The case against D.C. statehood

It's a cynically partisan maneuver

Silvia Moreno-Garcia recommends 6 novels

The best-selling author recommends works by Shirley Jackson, Amparo Dávila, and more

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Dark days inside the cinema business

Can Hollywood survive without theaters?

Bonnie Kristian

Do the police really need to use ketamine?

The killing of Elijah McClain raises a glaring question about police use of the tranquilizer

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Washington Redskins will 'review' team name after pressure from sponsors

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The GOP is reportedly eyeing Tucker Carlson for a 2024 presidential run

The risk of catching coronavirus has started to 'frazzle' some Secret Service agents

Trump to start July 4th weekend at Mount Rushmore celebration amid coronavirus surge

America's daily coronavirus case count surpasses 55,000

Trump's campaign is reportedly ready to cancel his convention rally to avoid a 'Tulsa-like humiliation'

Hugh Downs, longtime 20/20 and Today host, dies at 99

Kellyanne Conway calls out 'local officials' who refuse to wear masks, but gives Trump a pass

FBI kept tabs on Ghislaine Maxwell as she 'slithered away' — and then 'moved when we were ready'

Vanilla Ice cancels controversial mid-pandemic concert

Herman Cain, who attended Trump's rally in Tulsa, hospitalized with COVID-19

Florida breaks record for new COVID-19 cases again with more than 10,000 in a day

40 principals met to discuss reopening schools. They were all exposed to coronavirus.

Mnuchin says it's 'too early to tell' if American families need another stimulus check

Trump scores 'big victory' as Supreme Court takes up Mueller appeal

Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell reportedly arrested in connection to sex trafficking

June jobs report surpasses expectations — but with a 'big asterisk'

Washington Redskins will 'review' team name after pressure from sponsors

Which states will be the next coronavirus hotspots?

The GOP is reportedly eyeing Tucker Carlson for a 2024 presidential run

The risk of catching coronavirus has started to 'frazzle' some Secret Service agents

Trump to start July 4th weekend at Mount Rushmore celebration amid coronavirus surge

America's daily coronavirus case count surpasses 55,000

Trump's campaign is reportedly ready to cancel his convention rally to avoid a 'Tulsa-like humiliation'

Hugh Downs, longtime 20/20 and Today host, dies at 99

Kellyanne Conway calls out 'local officials' who refuse to wear masks, but gives Trump a pass

FBI kept tabs on Ghislaine Maxwell as she 'slithered away' — and then 'moved when we were ready'

Vanilla Ice cancels controversial mid-pandemic concert

Herman Cain, who attended Trump's rally in Tulsa, hospitalized with COVID-19

Florida breaks record for new COVID-19 cases again with more than 10,000 in a day

40 principals met to discuss reopening schools. They were all exposed to coronavirus.

Mnuchin says it's 'too early to tell' if American families need another stimulus check

Trump scores 'big victory' as Supreme Court takes up Mueller appeal

Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell reportedly arrested in connection to sex trafficking

June jobs report surpasses expectations — but with a 'big asterisk'