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Pro-Trump Professors Are Plotting an Authoritarian Comeback

Conservative intellectuals’ plans to erode liberal democracy are just getting started.

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Former U.S. President Barack Obama and New Jersey Governor Phil Governor Murphy wave at attendees after taking part in an early vote rally in Newark, New Jersey.

Dean Obeidallah

Hey, There’s Another Governor’s Election in 2021, and It’s a Bellwether Race, Too

The New Jersey race is almost completely ignored, but if Phil Murphy holds his lead and wins, he’ll be the first Democratic governor to be reelected in decades.

Is the Pandemic Rewiring Kids’ Brains?

We know how to help young children cope with the trauma of Covid-19. The question is whether we’ll do it.