United States Politics and Government

August 21, 2020

Joe Biden Says Goodbye, Uncle Joe and Hello, Father of the Nation

He is no longer “Uncle Joe.” Joseph R. Biden Jr., now officially the Democratic Party’s nominee for president, has dabbled in various imagery over the years, […]
August 8, 2020

Katie Hill, Who Stepped Down From Congress After Nude Photos, Publishes Book

If Katie Hill were a different person, she might have gone away and found religion. Perhaps she would have tearfully apologized, a dutiful husband by her […]
July 31, 2020

Trump on Twitter: I Regret Some Tweets, and Other Fratty D.C. Moments

ImageA clue: It was President Trump in the White House with Dave Portnoy.Credit…via Barstool Sports WASHINGTON — During the Clinton presidency, The New Republic billed itself as […]
July 31, 2020

Barstool Sports Meets Trump, Frat Boys Win

ImageA clue: It was President Trump in the White House with Dave Portnoy.Credit…via Barstool Sports WASHINGTON — During the Clinton presidency, The New Republic billed itself as […]
July 17, 2020

Disability Pride: The High Expectations of a New Generation

This article is part of a series exploring how the Americans With Disabilities Act has shaped modern life for people with disabilities. Listen to This Article […]
July 10, 2020

‘This Is Not a Boring History of Nagging Spinsters’

As the story is often told, the path to women’s suffrage began ​in Seneca Falls​ in 1848 and ended with the ratification of the 19th Amendment […]
May 20, 2020

The Many Masks of Nancy Pelosi

Late last week, as she was leading the charge to push the Democrats’ $3 trillion pandemic relief package through the House, Speaker Nancy Pelosi strode the […]
May 13, 2020

Don’t Get Dressed Without Watching This Show

We are all dressing for TV now — or at least for the small screen. As we sit in our homes, Zooming and FaceTiming, how we […]
March 23, 2020

Retail Store Leaders Ask for Emergency Aid Due to Coronavirus

ImageThe Roosevelt Field Mall on Long Island on Friday.Credit…Al Bello/Getty Images Over the past five days, executives from the largest American clothing brands and department stores […]
February 5, 2020

The Politics of Dress at the State of the Union

How much of an impact does a fashion statement have the second (or third) time around? Last year at the State of the Union address, a […]