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How Democratic and Republican orthodoxy changed.
How Democratic and Republican orthodoxy changed.
The lesson that fueled Aretha Franklin’s long, fulfilling life.
Dress codes are about social control, not student wellbeing.
What role should the federal government play in building our infrastructure?
Americans venerate disabled veterans in part because of our lack of collective sacrifice.
Greek life is important at schools like the University of Alabama. But another tradition exists, too.
Group fitness has long mirrored our needs and desires.
A thirst for war shut down debate. It proved costly.
Questions about a celebrity’s religious conversion are nothing new.
The U.S. has always put its own interest first.
Finally embracing teachers' original vision could help us rethink education after covid.
The U.S. push to help Afghan women fight the Taliban's oppression actually predates 9/11.
LDS leaders stoked a far-right culture for decades. Now it might undermine their authority.
Both Crystal Lee Sutton and Amanda Knox fought Hollywood over the right to tell their stories.
The United States has long tried to get other countries to take in refugees to avoid domestic political fights.
The history that has exacerbated Haiti's misfortune.
Parents and teachers once worked well together. That spirit is what we need amid covid-19.
Vaccine requirements for U.S. troops have existed for centuries — and for good reason.
Allowing people to accuse anyone of abetting abortion will resurrect a bad chapter from our past.
Consolidation aimed to bring cutting-edge reforms to rural schools. Instead, it hurt kids and communities.
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