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An Age-Based U.S. House Ends Gerrymandering Once and for All

By Christian Gray, Yinka Onayemi, and Frank Obermeyer At the beginning of law school, my co-author, Yinka, and I both enrolled in Georgetown Law’s alternative first-year curriculum known as Section 3. The purpose of Section 3 is to teach traditionally distinct legal courses together in order to demonstrate the
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My County and ICE: A Story of Regret, Relationships, and the Significance of Local Government.

By Jodi Jones A few weeks ago, I cast the first vote I have come to regret. The story of that vote is a portent of risk and opportunity hidden in the humble microcosm that is local government. I wrote this story for those who feel American democracy is eroding,
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A portrait of the author at a church youth group

We are all capable of bigotry — and grace.

Having compassion for previous versions of ourselves can help us have compassion for others.
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Scars.

Scars By Stout Cortez We hit the mountain at the same time, skidding face to face. I don’t know exactly how our skis got tangled up to lead to our trajectory; I came out of my break and was late to see her, having just come out of one
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Going dumb was the smartest thing I've done.

Going dumb was the smartest thing I've done.

By Cristin Marker In June of 2023, I visited what I still think is one of the most beautiful places in the country: Buttersville, Michigan. My family stayed at a quiet, unassuming campground on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan — perfect weather, sandy beaches and picturesque views of the lake.
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Winter Olympics: Ice hockey preview.

Winter Olympics: Ice hockey preview.

By Michael Tyler Amidst the current brouhaha of the changing world order, the nations of the world — or at least the ones far enough from the equator to get snow and ice — are gathering in Northern Italy to compete for winter glory. This year’s Winter Olympics feature many wonderful
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Photo of the author working on a livestock farm in Ithaca, New York, 2017 | Photo from Matthew Kessler

What we disagree about when we disagree about meat.

Why reasonable people can look at the same evidence — and eat very differently.
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The author, walking down a path | Photo from Charles Coursey

Rising from the ashes of a toxic ideology.

By Charles Cousey All of humanity’s problems stem from man’s inability to sit quietly in a room alone. —attributed to Blaise Pascal, 1623–1662 By the time I graduated high school, I was mentally ill — and I knew it. Eighteen years of constant hellfire and brimstone “Christian” fundamentalist
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A counter-protester with a U.S. flag in front of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, outside the Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis, Minnesota | REUTERS/Tim Evans

Law and disorder.

By Erin C. M. Anderson Less than two weeks ago, 2,000 federal agents were deployed to my city. Only a week has passed, as of this writing, since a woman was killed by an ICE agent shortly after dropping her child off at school — and only a handful of
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The real cost of phone bans.

By Jack Ballard Teenagers in the United States and across the world have a phone problem. In 2023, more than 50% of teens in the U.S. spent 4 hours a day or more on social media, per Gallup. That’s more than half of a school day! It’s
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A present record of the future.

Creating ontherecord2030.org
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Japanese police officers | Photo from David Berg, Flickr

The Deadliest Difference: Japan, America and the fatal culture of firearms

By Karen Hill Anton STATISTIC: People killed by handguns in various countries in 2023 Japan—10 Great Britain—50 Switzerland—47 Canada—611 United States—38,658 “Ten? That many?” That was the shocked reaction of a friend, an emergency room doctor in Japan who’s never had to treat
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