Young, LGBT Latter-day Saints can’t live the ideal life of marriage and family described in their religion. But deciding to leave isn't straightforward.
In a 4-3 ruling on a case almost a decade in the making, the Supreme Court ruled that colleges can factor in race in admissions decisions.
“I'm supposed to be the grown up and that's kind of hard for me, I like being the…
A transgender reader, Diane, has a simple and persuasive reply to the “woman who was exposed to a male…
Georgia’s highest court allowed a lawsuit by a KKK chapter to move forward, setting the stage for a trial.
For Independence Day, a collage of photos from three readers on the flight path leaving Reagan National: Bill…
“Like math and reading, like science, social studies, and the arts, diversity is no longer a luxury,” —John…
“We’ve got Europe in our DNA; half my family are French, we’ve got staff here on an EU visa, and…
A judge has ordered a new trial for the murder convict who was the subject of the Serial, the popular podcast from Chicago Public Radio.
Two days ago I mentioned the unflappable, multi-tasking and multi-dimensional competence with which an air-traffic controller at Denver’s Centennial airport…
That question is broached by the second reader below, along with a few other considerations of safe spaces for people…
This reader is a three-time poster to the aerial series: first above the Badlands of South Dakota, then flying past…
We’ve already heard from several women who were coerced or pressured into having an abortion by the men who impregnated…
“Why is our bread so damn white,” —Stephen Jones, a bread researcher. “What happens is other…
Primary voters in Utah and Colorado have picked transgender Democratic candidates to run for U.S. Senate and House.
One professor is on a quest to bring flavor and variety back to the American diet.
During our more than 50,000 miles of flight for our American Futures project, I’ve sat in the “right seat”…
This week at the Aspen Ideas Festival (which The Atlantic is covering at length), Caitlyn Jenner made an appearance with…
“I think for some people, hearing about Donald Trump is like reading their Peanuts strip, like, something happened to their…
Portland, Oregon, Police Chief Larry O’Dea will retire after a two-month criminal investigation into whether he shot his friend in the back and lied about it.
During our travels Deb has often mentioned our interest in, and nearly-all-times admiration for, the Air Traffic Controllers with whom…
The dressers and chests have been linked to the deaths of at least six children in North America.