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What a Powerful Cardinal’s Complex Legacy Tells Us About the Catholic Church’s Culture Wars

The rise, fall, and redemption of a powerful conservative has muddied the conversations about sex abuse and justice.

Fact-Check: Was This Man (George Santos) Really a Decorated College Volleyball Player?

Fact answer: No.

An Entirely Sensible Housing Plan in New York (That Is Nevertheless Going to Make Suburbanites Go Nuclear)

For America's most exclusionary towns, Kathy Hochul's new proposal nearly counts as radical.

The Chaotic—and Lovely—Moments That Nearly Redeemed the Golden Globes

Are awards shows back? No. Maybe?

What Happened at Hamline University Was Egregious. Liberals Can’t Be Afraid to Admit It.

Insistence that others follow one’s strict religion is authoritarian and illiberal no matter what the religion is.

My Husband Got Two Other Women Pregnant. Now His Family Wants Our Wedding Gift Back.

I am not the one who screwed up here.

The California Feeding Frenzy for Dianne Feinstein’s Senate Seat Just Started Off With a Bang

She hasn’t even announced her retirement yet.

The Supreme Court’s Conservative Supermajority May Sabotage Unions’ Right to Strike

Glacier Northwest is an attack on workers’ collective power. It also has frightening implications for American democracy.

Police Haven’t Said How They Cracked the Idaho Murders. This Is How.

Investigators found suspect Bryan Kohberger with the method that solved the Golden State Killer case. But they aren’t saying so.

Prince Harry’s Penis Has Quite a Time in His New Book. It Could Have Been Much, Much Worse.

“You’ve got to freeze that thing for a long time to really kill it.”