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Checks and Balance newsletter: The election of Pope Leo XIV goes beyond American politics

about 20 hours ago

A social history of America in a warehouse

3 days ago

Replacements, in Greensboro, is an encyclopaedia of tableware

Harvard has more problems than Donald Trump

3 days ago

He is just making them harder to fix

One of the most controversial executive orders will shortly land at SCOTUS

3 days ago

What to listen for in oral arguments over birthright citizenship

The president has deleted a key tenet of American civil-rights law

3 days ago

The rise and fall of the “disparate impact” doctrine

American cities are criminalising homelessness. Will that help?

4 days ago

How a Supreme Court decision paved the way for more punitive policies

Pete Hegseth is purging both weapons and generals

5 days ago

The EconomistThe US Army is keen on getting rid of obsolete kit...

Where the Trump administration has science on its side

6 days ago

A government report evaluates gender therapy and medical care for children

Checks and Balance newsletter: Why do people join the Trump administration?

8 days ago

The judge losing his patience with the Trump administration

9 days ago

James Boasberg is at the centre of an escalating conflict between the...

Mike Waltz’s demotion is a loss for defence hawks

10 days ago

The reshuffle by Donald Trump portends more instability in America’s national security...

How Donald Trump could rescue John Roberts

10 days ago

Mr Trump is giving the chief justice the chance to emulate his...