The premise of the Republican Party’s arguments in Watson v. Republican National Committee is that, nearly 200 years ago, Congress banned the states from counting thousands of the ballots that are cast every year in modern-day elections — and somehow no one noticed this fact until 2024. The case turns on three federal laws which […]

A bold new idea is taking the Democrats by storm: massive middle-class tax cuts.  Last week, two of the party’s rumored 2028 candidates — Sens. Chris Van Hollen and Cory Booker — unveiled plans to fully exempt tens of millions of Americans from federal income taxes. Under Van Hollen’s policy, individuals who earn less than […]

There is a photograph on Instagram of a girl who shares almost my exact name — Roya Rastegar. She is 33 years old. She is from Isfahan, my grandfather’s city. Security forces raided her home in January and arrested her. No one has heard from her since.  Every morning, I wake up too early and […]

Your Mileage May Vary is an advice column offering you a unique framework for thinking through your moral dilemmas. It’s based on value pluralism — the idea that each of us has multiple values that are equally valid but that often conflict with each other. To submit a question, fill out this anonymous form. Here’s this week’s question from a […]

Imagine you’re alone in a room. No phone. No windows. No way out. There’s only one thing in there with you: a giant pile of cocaine. Maybe you’ve never touched drugs in your life. Maybe you think people who use drugs are bad or morally suspect. But you’re trapped in that room, for an unknown […]