Commentary: Defending higher education against cynical politics — Elwood Watson

Over the past few years, groups opposed to the teaching of critical race theory have tried to undermine such concepts by attempting to restrict discussion. Read More

Higher education has an intellectual elitism problem

May I make clear that I do not ask that any of you compromise on your own views. I simply request that you recognize that disagreement is more often rooted in a difference in values and circumstance t ... Read More

Voices: It is never acceptable to smack kids – of course it should be banned

It is never acceptable to smack kids – of course it should be banned - Children are among the most vulnerable members of society. They deserve our protection, our love, our care – and our role modelli ... Read More

Political News

ABC News’ Phil Lipof spoke with State Rep. David Cook (R-AZ) after Republicans blocked a Democratic effort on the state House floor to repeal Arizona’s strict abortion law written in 1864. Read More

Antisemitism is everywhere. We tracked it across all 50 states.

Antisemitism is on the rise. Some places you feel that, Jews in America say, some places you don’t. Here's what Jews, famous and not, had to say about it. Read More

Commentary: Why I put my US flag back up again even as the hard winds blow

Why are we here ... Others are exploited, helpless, scared or don’t see that the problems of America are their problems too. We believe in life, liberty and prosperity, but we don’t agree ... Read More

Politics Friday from MPR News

Politics Friday: The landscape of Minnesota education ... in St. Cloud. "We both believe that growth is ripe right now. We're ready to make some big changes," she said. "Why not have the effort ... Read More

COMMENTARY: Here’s why Biden’s budget is anti-consumer

The president and his economic advisers probably saw a political opportunity to present a budget that caved to the worst impulses of economic populism before the November election. It is easy to ... Read More

"Why are they so afraid?": Jon Stewart says Apple refused to let him interview FTC Chair Lina Khan

Want a daily wrap-up of all the news and commentary ... dumb thing we just did in the first act on AI," Stewart continued. "Like, what is that sensitivity? Why are they so afraid to even have ... Read More

Why we need baseball right now

We are so twisted with misinformation, lies and with negative advertisements in our political games that we ... He is a Dallas Morning News contributing columnist. Read More

The NPR Politics Podcast

Every weekday, NPR's best political reporters are there to explain the big news coming out of Washington and the campaign trail. They don't just tell you what happened. They tell you why it matters. Read More

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That means you’ll get analysis from our award-winning journalists, the latest political news and exclusive enterprise ... the Republican former president is stoking fear for votes — and ... Read More