September 24, 2019
Magazine - Life & Arts
Only rebels
Do we really need a sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale? Of all the books Margaret Atwood has written in a long career of near-Victorian doggedness and prolixity,…
Healthcare
You’re eating for two — but what?
Uncle Sam is ready to dish out more advice than ever before about how women should eat during pregnancy. Scientists appointed by the government are reviewing questions…
Beltway Confidential
Of mice and monuments
What began as an effort to add female representation to the statues in Central Park has turned into a racially and politically charged exercise in iconoclasm. Now,…
Magazine - Life & Arts
California Uber Alles
“As goes California, goes the country.” This perennial American phrase continues to hold relevance in an age of rapidly changing demographics and social values, isolation, and, as…
Magazine - Washington Briefing
Bulletproof backpacks up pressure on Congress
The annual trip many parents make to purchase a new school backpack has become central to the gun safety debate. Instead of simply deciding between different colors,…
Beltway Confidential
You are free to exercise … anything but religion
One South Carolina civic center has hosted all types of events, from blood drives and birthdays to plays and fitness classes. But there’s one type of gathering…
Magazine - Life & Arts
Ringo, Brexit stage right
If Ringo Starr thought politicians were dawdling about Brexit back in 2017, think how frustrated he must be now as the effort to liberate Britain from the…
Magazine - Your Land
Word of the Week: ‘Cancel’
Has cancel culture run amok? What counts as canceling? Who deserves to be canceled? Is there such a thing as “cancel culture” at all, or is this…
Magazine - Washington Briefing
Trump touts oil boom as he tries to turn New Mexico red
Donald Trump launched his campaign for the White House by descending a golden escalator before promising to build a wall with Mexico to defend America from “rapists”…