Social Justice & Law
America Is Treating Children Like Prisoners
The Flores agreement is one of the few safeguards for migrant children in federal custody. The Trump administration is trying to dismantle it.
Social Justice & Law
First Learn Addition. Then Design Civilization.
Hayek blamed abstract reason for the failures of social engineering. The real danger is building from principles we have not yet proved.
Tech & Democracy
CRISPR Can Cure Disease. It Can Also Divide Us.
Gene editing could cure disease, but as it stands, only the wealthy could afford the cure.
Tech & Democracy
America Has an Ozempic Problem, and It Isn’t the Drug
The science says GLP-1 drugs save lives, but insurance still decides who's allowed to benefit.
Silicon Valley Would Like to Purchase a Congress, Please
A handful of Silicon Valley billionaires have quietly assembled the largest single-issue political war chest in American history.
Regional
Stanford Political Union’s Immigration Panel Engages Different Perspectives
Maybe, just maybe, all of us preachers could do with a little more time away from our choirs.
Regional
Stanford ACLU Designed Its Own Class. Here’s Why You Should Take It.
The ACLU team’s message is clear: come and see for yourself.
Regional
Bernie Sanders on AI: A ‘Tsunami’ We Must Prepare For
Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont and House Representative Ro Khanna (CA-17) came to speak at a Stanford Speakers Bureau event on the future of AI.
Charlie Kirk Died a Free-Speech Martyr, But His Words Tell a Different Story
To make Charlie Kirk a martyr, his movement first had to forget who he actually was.
U.S.
Is This the Death of an Independent DOJ?
Trump's Justice Department keeps investigating his critics, but it rarely manages to convict them.
U.S.
Death, Taxes, and Assassination Attempts
Two weeks ago during the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, an attempt to…
U.S.
A New Generation of Liberals and Liberal Policy
Stein’s analysis of the Democratic obsession with deficit reduction, traced from Carter to Clinton to Obama, indicates a shift in liberal ideology.
A Generation Committed to Action
400 young people from more than 50 countries shared how climate change has shaped their lives—and why their generation refuses to treat crisis as normal.
World
Mutually Assured Distraction
Nuclear weapons can end civilization in minutes. So why have we made them sound almost harmless?
World
The Country Inside Copenhagen
Christiania has governed itself in the heart of Copenhagen. What does it take for an enclave to become a state?
World
The Revolutionary Guard’s Internet Empire
How Iran’s privatization of telecommunications helped the IRGC build a system of patronage, surveillance, and black-market power.
The United States: Open for Business, Closed to Stability
On May 4th, 2026, Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick opened the SelectUSA…
Economy
The Latest Government Shutdown Is an Economic Headache
It is currently the longest partial government shutdown in the history of the United States.
Economy
War in the Strait: How the Hormuz Crisis Is Shaking Global Energy Markets
Modern geopolitical tensions have evolved with complexity to confront war not just with missiles but also with markets.
Economy
The Key to Unlocking Affordable Housing in California
Californians spend a larger share of their income on rent than the national average, despite living in the richest state economy in the country.
Popular
U.S.
Swalwell’s Sex Scandal Shows How Power Shields Abuse in Politics
Eric Swalwell, once the favorite Democratic hopeful for the California governorship, has dropped out of the race.
World
The Future of Chinese Manufacturing is Dark
In China’s gleaming new megacities, the country’s old money is nowhere to be found.
U.S.
Talk About a Dilemma! The Polarization Effects of YouTube Debate Shows
Rebranding the show to be about people discussing an issue rather than partisan groups debating would remove many of the problematic elements of identity.
Tech & Democracy
Series: Towards Eigenemployment
Installment II of the series Humanity’s Most Important Argument: 4 Ideas that…