F. Scott Fitzgerald told us that the very rich are different from you and me. The main character of Teddy Wayne’s sixth novel, who gains admittance to a rarefied realm of the super-wealthy near Cape Cod, is acutely aware of how far he stands apart from those sitting pretty. But instead of keeping his distance, […]
When Naomi Goldberg began working for the Movement Advancement Project, same-sex couples were unable to legally marry in more than half of states — including her home state of California — and LGBTQ Americans were barred from serving openly in the military. Now the nonprofit think tank’s executive director, Goldberg is fighting to protect LGBTQ rights secured...
The education industry is bracing for potential job cuts and reduced raises as a major batch of coronavirus pandemic funding is set to dry up. Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) grants, which will end in September, have been used to assist students with the mental health and test score problems that came...
The race to become next Senate Republican leader is heating up as GOP senators are divided over how to counter Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-N.Y.) messaging offensive on women’s reproductive rights, a top issue in the 2024 election. The debate over floor strategy has become an opportunity for the GOP senators running to replace...
President Biden lost more than half a million voters to the “uncommitted” movement in this year’s Democratic primaries, an effort that has netted 30 delegates across five states that has underscored frustration within his own party over his handling of the Israel-Hamas war. With this week marking the last Democratic primaries in U.S. states for...
A new executive order from President Biden drastically curtailing asylum rights at the border is already facing threats of lawsuits from those who successfully toppled similar efforts from former President Trump. The Tuesday order from Biden borrows from an idea included in bipartisan Senate negotiations. It largely cuts off the right to seek asylum between...
Hunter Biden was in court for the fourth day Thursday over charges related to violating federal gun laws, which largely focused on testimony from former girlfriend Hallie Biden.
In 2022, John Kaag and his family bought an old farmhouse near the Concord River in Massachusetts. Attracted by the history of the area, Kaag, a philosophy professor, was also drawn by its proximity to the homes and haunts of those Kaag calls his “intellectual heroes,” Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and […]
Caitlin Clark is bringing much-needed eyeballs to the WNBA after its long history of being an afterthought in the sports landscape. And WNBA players cannot stand it. Clark has been the target of sustained media criticism from WNBA players even before she was drafted as jealousy over her high profile took root around the league. […]