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The Arc of the Voting Rights Act

THe morning after Louisiana’s House primaries were scheduled to take place, worshipers at Mount Zion First Baptist Church in Baton Rouge were on their feet, swaying to the gospel music that vibrated through the wooden pews. Just days earlier, the vote had been abruptly postponed as Republicans scrambled to redraw congressional boundaries in a way that would erase one of the state’s two majority-Black congressional districts and dilute the political influence that many in the congregation had...

Republicans vs. the Fourteenth Amendment

Subscribe here: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTubeIn this episode of The David Frum Show, The Atlantic’s David Frum opens with his thoughts on the Brexit vote, which was cast 10 years ago this month. David explains why Brexit has not only been a failure but has led to years of political instability in the U.K. in the decade following the British vote to leave the European Union. Then, David is joined by Professor David W. Blight to discuss the blood-soaked aftermath of the Civil War and the...

‘Troubling’ Trump health deals with Africa jeopardise human rights, report says

‘Troubling’ Trump health deals with Africa jeopardise human rights, report says Report from Human Rights Watch says countries should be ‘wary’ of US push for agreements with individual African nations - Bookmark - CommentsGo to comments The US is conditioning access to lifesaving global health aid on pacts that “jeopardise human rights” and could require abortion surveillance and undermine patient privacy, Human Rights Watch has warned. In a newly-released report, the rights groups alleged...

How to Save the Supreme Court From Itself

Subscribe here: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTubeIn this episode of The David Frum Show, The Atlantic’s David Frum opens with his thoughts on growing extremism in the Democratic Party. Frum compares this to the paranoia and conspiratorial thinking that cost the Republican Party dearly in the 2010s and cautions the Democrats against making the same mistakes. Then David is joined by Kate Shaw, a co-host of the podcast Strict Scrutiny and a professor of law at University of Pennsylvania Carey...

MORNING GLORY: A summer of celebration followed by a fall of mourning

The next four months are anniversary heavy. Before the fireworks of the 250th Fourth of July begin, try with family and friends to agree on what we are celebrating, and try as well to articulate why and how we defend what our country has long been committed to on paper and for 250 years in actual and expanding practice. While the Semiquincentennial is upon us in a month, we are also only three months and an handful of days away from the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks by Al...

Algorithmic Monocultures in Hiring

Over 90% of U.S. employers rely on hiring algorithms to screen job applicants. Many different employers use algorithms from the same few vendors. We conduct the largest empirical study of algorithmic hiring with data for 3.4 million real job applicants submitting 4 million applications to 156 employers across 11 market sectors.

DC's baseball team faces potential DOJ probe after exec allegedly admitted to religious discrimination

DC's baseball team faces potential DOJ probe after exec allegedly admitted to religious discrimination

The retaking of Cuba

The retaking of Cuba An indictment, a Supreme Court ruling and a carrier in the Caribbean: Washington is converting old confiscation claims into a legal machine for reclaiming the island. In 1960, Cuba took its docks, sugar and power back from American owners. This May, Washington moved to take them back: it indicted Raul Castro over the 1996 Brothers to the Rescue shootdown, sailed an aircraft carrier into the Caribbean, and won Supreme Court backing for claims over confiscated property.

Acid attack victim's lawyer describes trial of perpetrators as a 'sham'

Lawyer of Indonesian man attacked with acid says trial of perpetrators is a 'sham' Sat 6 Jun 2026 at 4:55am At 11pm on a humid Jakarta night in March, human rights activist Andrie Yunus was getting ready to head home after finishing a recording for a podcast. This story contains details of an assault. The episode, which had been taped at a legal aid office in central Jakarta, was on the increasing influence of the military across Indonesia's civilian institutions, an issue the 27-year-old...