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America Was Never a Democracy

This Independence Day, we will tell ourselves a lot of stories about what it means to be American. One consistent narrative, however, even 250 years in, is our country’s inability to reckon with the ...
Dear How to Do It, I’m currently five months pregnant with my boyfriend of three years. This is his first child, and my third. For the past month he has been pretty much disinterested in sex, and we ...
The number of perfect strangers who would ask why I wasn’t breastfeeding absolutely blew my mind. My go-to response was to say, “This is so embarrassing, but I’m having trou ...
Justices Clarence Thomas and Ketanji Brown Jackson both claim history as their guide in Trump v. Barbara. Both insist that ...
This piece has been updated to reflect a new statement from Mitch McConnell’s office. Sen. Mitch McConnell, Senate ...
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So, Artificial has thankfully found a new home, but this saga may just be the beginning. As indie studios like Neon get ...
Me (I’m a man) and my wife are in an ethical non monogamous relationship. She initiated this years ago because 1) she felt ...