Artificial Intelligence Maybe AI Therapists Will Suck. That Doesn't Mean We Should Ban Them. It is possible to be both skeptical of the supposed effectiveness of AI therapy and wary of sweeping state regulations. Emma Camp | 10.25.2025 6:00 AM
Entertainment Review: Lena Dunham's New Show Is a Rom-Com for the TikTok Era The main character in Netflix's Too Much suffers from a fixation with online therapy culture. Emma Camp | 10.10.2025 6:30 AM
Government Waste Mamdani's Fare-Free Buses Wouldn't Be NYC's First Wasteful Public Transit Boondoggle A previous pilot program found free access slowed down buses in New York City, which already has the slowest buses in the nation. Emma Camp | 9.29.2025 6:00 AM
Culture Review: Girl on Girl Explores the Dark Side of '90s Nostalgia Author Sophie Gilbert's book dissects turn-of-the-century media and the role of women in it. Emma Camp | 9.19.2025 6:00 AM
Eminent Domain Photo: A Tiny Monument to Eminent Domain Resistance in New York City The roughly 25-inch plot has a mosaic reading, "Property of the Hess estate which has never been dedicated for public purposes." Emma Camp | 8.26.2025 6:00 AM
Social Media What If TikTok Therapists Are Making People Less Happy? Lena Dunham's new show is a send-up of internet therapy culture. Emma Camp | 8.22.2025 3:26 PM
First Amendment West Texas A&M Drag Ban Defeated in Court Obviously drag shows are protected by the First Amendment. Emma Camp | 8.20.2025 10:40 AM
Alcohol What If Fewer Americans Drinking Is a Bad Thing? Moderate drinking might be bad for you. But it's also pretty fun. Emma Camp | 8.19.2025 11:00 AM
Culture MAGA Frat Guys and Bitter Incels Agree: Sorority Girls Are Objects Some right-wing influencers love sorority girls because they're hot. Others hate them...because they're hot. Emma Camp | 8.14.2025 3:15 PM
Public schools Does Mental Health Awareness Make Things Worse? Illinois wants to give mental health screenings to elementary schoolers. Will that actually help struggling kids? Emma Camp | 8.7.2025 3:57 PM
Religion How the Elite Changed Its Mind on Christianity Bush-era New Atheism couldn't last forever. Emma Camp | 8.6.2025 7:00 AM
Culture Capitalism Isn't Why You're Unhappy Some young adults blame "capitalism" for just about everything. But it's only a convenient scapegoat. Emma Camp | 8.4.2025 8:00 AM
Culture Your Relationship Problems Aren't Always About the Patriarchy Are you "mankeeping" or is he just a loser? Emma Camp | 8.1.2025 8:45 AM
time travel Review: What Would Happen If the Modern-Day British Government Discovered Time Travel? The Ministry of Time offers a world of romance, murder, blue sci-fi lasers, and lots of paperwork. Emma Camp | 8.1.2025 6:00 AM
Culture The Online Right's Fairy-Tale Gender Politics Would wealthy men really choose a Waffle House waitress over a girlboss? Emma Camp | 7.25.2025 7:45 AM
Artificial Intelligence Why Are Students Using AI To Cheat? Maybe Because They Shouldn't Be In College At All AI cheating is often a crutch for students ill-equipped to attend a four-year university. Emma Camp | 7.18.2025 4:00 PM
Culture Americans Don't Party Enough. Here's How To Change That. In our increasingly antisocial world, the best way to bring people together is a good party. This weekend, if possible. Emma Camp | 7.11.2025 2:30 PM
Parental Rights Georgia Couple Whose Daughters Were Taken After False Child Abuse Claims File Lawsuit Matt and Tuckey Hernandez lost their daughters for two years after their infant's medical issues were misidentified as abuse. Emma Camp | 7.9.2025 12:52 PM
Civil Liberties I'm No Fan of UVA's President. That Doesn't Mean the Government Should Force Him Out. Jim Ryan is the latest casualty in Trump's unconstitutional war against elite universities. Emma Camp | 7.1.2025 7:30 AM
Trump Administration Student Visa Applicants Will Now Be Forced To Make Their Social Media Accounts Public The Trump administration continues its war against disfavored speech. Emma Camp | 6.26.2025 4:09 PM
Education Will Zohran Mamdani Kill the Best Thing About New York City Public Schools? The city's specialized high schools are one of the lone bright spots of its struggling public school system. Emma Camp | 6.26.2025 6:30 AM
Student Loans Capping Student Loans Won't Destroy Medical Schools Medical school is so expensive in the first place because of a policy that gives medical students unlimited access to loans. Emma Camp | 6.24.2025 5:30 PM
First Amendment Appeals Court Blocks Louisiana Ten Commandments in Classrooms Law "If H.B. 71 goes into effect, Students will be subjected to unwelcome displays of the Ten Commandments for the entirety of their public school education. There is no opt-out option," the court's opinion reads. Emma Camp | 6.24.2025 7:15 AM
Gender SCOTUS Upholds Tennessee Law Banning Medical Transition for Transgender Kids With the culture war blazing, not even the Supreme Court could agree on the medical facts of the case. Emma Camp | 6.18.2025 5:01 PM
Food Lab-Grown Salmon Gets FDA Approval States keep banning lab-grown meat. Entrepreneurs keep innovating anyway. Emma Camp | 6.17.2025 11:12 AM
Supreme Court Supreme Court Rules, Again, That Different Standards for Discrimination Plaintiffs Are Unconstitutional The Court ruled unanimously in favor of a disabled teenage girl and her family, who faced a higher bar to prove that her school discriminated against her. Emma Camp | 6.13.2025 6:45 AM
Education What Happens if the Department of Education Goes Away? Most of what the department does would likely stick around, for better or for worse. Emma Camp | 6.12.2025 6:00 AM
Discrimination DOJ Sues Coffee Shop for Allegedly Denying Service to Jewish Customers According to the suit, workers denied service to and shouted epithets at two men wearing Star of David baseball caps in 2024. Emma Camp | 6.11.2025 4:09 PM
Puppycide New Orleans Police Officer Who Shot a Puppy Will Face Trial This is far from the first time a cop has shot a dog for seemingly no reason. Emma Camp | 6.10.2025 1:55 PM
Supreme Court Unanimous Supreme Court Affirms That There Is No 'Good' Discrimination The court ruled on Thursday that a heterosexual woman shouldn't have to clear a higher bar than a gay colleague to sue for discrimination. Emma Camp | 6.6.2025 11:51 AM
Education Chronic Absenteeism Hasn't Gone Away After Lockdowns. Research Shows Poor Kids Are Hurt Most. "The income gap really was the main driver that showed up over and over again," said one researcher. Emma Camp | 6.5.2025 12:00 PM
Immigration Harvard International Student With a Private Instagram? You Might Not Get a Visa. Under new State Department guidance, having private or no social media presence "may be reflective of evasiveness and call into question [a student visa] applicant's credibility." Emma Camp | 6.2.2025 4:57 PM
First Amendment Texas Ten Commandments Bill Is the Latest Example of Forcing Religious Texts In Public Schools The Lone Star State's bill is already facing legal challenges. Emma Camp | 5.30.2025 3:46 PM
Free Speech Marco Rubio Sure Has a Weird Definition of Free Speech Marco Rubio has announced a plan to deny visas to foreigners who censor Americans. Emma Camp | 5.30.2025 10:53 AM
Education Can Trump Yank Harvard's Remaining Federal Funding? Trump is wielding the state against a school whose politics he doesn't like. Emma Camp | 5.28.2025 3:30 PM
Supreme Court A Split Supreme Court Says Oklahoma Can't Have a Religious Charter School The deadlocked court doesn't provide much clarity to sticky questions about the limits of religious freedom. Emma Camp | 5.23.2025 1:48 PM
First Amendment Supreme Court Orders Maine Legislator Censured for Social Media Post Must Get Voting Rights Back On Monday, the court granted an emergency injunction allowing Rep. Laurel Libby to resume voting and speaking after she was censured for a post criticizing trans women in women's sports. Emma Camp | 5.21.2025 4:30 PM
First Amendment Judge Rules in Favor of New Hampshire Bakery in Fight Over Donut Mural Conway, New Hampshire's attempt to force a local bakery to take down the mural "does not withstand any level of constitutional scrutiny," a judge ruled this week. Emma Camp | 5.20.2025 3:20 PM
Prisons At a Missouri Prison, Inmates Fear for Their Lives in Sweltering Cells Without air conditioning, inmates are "literally trapped in a burning hot cell," according to a new lawsuit. Emma Camp | 5.19.2025 5:00 PM
Marriage Review: The Rise of the 'Divorce Memoir' "There is no typical divorce," writes No Fault author Haley Mlotek. Emma Camp | 5.16.2025 6:00 AM
Government abuse Mothers Are Losing Custody Over Sketchy Drug Tests Some hospitals are even reporting women for testing positive for drugs that were given to them during labor. Emma Camp | 5.11.2025 6:00 AM
Tariffs Trump Is Wrong. Cheap Goods Are Awesome. The right number of dolls? As many as your kid wants. Emma Camp | 5.9.2025 11:15 AM
Education This Long-Neglected Law Can Help Parents Get Their Kids Out of Violent Schools Despite persistent violence in schools, very few states designate schools as "persistently dangerous." Emma Camp | 5.7.2025 4:07 PM
Abortion Trump's Justice Department Just Defended Telehealth Abortion In a Monday legal filing, lawyers for the Trump administration argue that an effort by red states to ban mail-order abortion drugs lacks standing. Emma Camp | 5.7.2025 11:52 AM
Education New Oklahoma Curriculum Requires Students To Learn 2020 Election Fraud Conspiracies The new standards are "the most unapologetically conservative, pro-America social studies standards in the nation," according to State Superintendent Ryan Walters. Emma Camp | 5.6.2025 6:30 AM
First Amendment Maine Legislator Barred From Voting Over Social Media Post Earlier this year, state Rep. Laurel Libby made a post criticizing trans women in women's sports. Her refusal to apologize has cost Libby her right to speak on the House floor and vote on legislation. Emma Camp | 5.2.2025 1:50 PM
Civil Liberties Texas Closed Its Investigation Against These Parents. Why Are Their Names on a Child Abuse Registry? A medical dispute over jaundice treatment prompted the state to take custody of Rodney and Temecia Jackson’s daughter for more than three weeks. Emma Camp | 4.30.2025 4:21 PM
Immigration Trump Administration Admits ICE Arrested Mahmoud Khalil Without a Warrant The administration's lawyers claim that this was justified by Khalil's likelihood of escape. Emma Camp | 4.28.2025 10:14 AM
