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Brown v. Board of Education
August 26, 2022
Magazine
John Fabian Witt
The Justice Who Wanted the Supreme Court to Get Out of the Way
Felix Frankfurter warned that politicians, not the courts, should make policy.
March 9, 2021
Magazine
Samuel Moyn
Why Do Americans Have So Few Rights?
How we came to rely on the courts, instead of the democratic process, for justice
January 20, 2021
Rick Perlstein
This Is Us: Why the Trump Era Ended in Violence
The Capitol insurrection was born of a violent minoritarian tradition that is as American as apple pie—and it isn’t done yet.
March 14, 2018
Sarah Jones
How Public Schools Became a Battleground in the Trump Era
It’s not just that schools are fighting low funding and mass shootings. They’re also some of the last genuine public squares in this country.
May 16, 2014
Arit John
Even Well-Integrated Schools Treat Black Students Differently
Sixty years after Brown v. Board, America's classrooms may not be separate, but they're still not equal
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