An increasing number of universities want to restrict their leaders from speaking about issues of public concern. This push for “neutrality” is a key piece of a broader conservative campaign to suppress speech that conservatives don’t like. It also offers a lesson about what we can expect of powerful institutions in the second Trump era.

Elliot, Liz, Chloe, Eve, Sohum, and James highlight some of their favorite posts from 2024.

A list of everything we published during this year of rest and relaxation.

New research reveals the extent to which chain coffee shops, restaurants, and big box stores in Black neighborhoods offer a lower quality consumer experience than their counterparts in whiter neighborhoods.

Though the urban-rural divide can sometimes appear like a primordial fault line in American political life, it is in fact a relatively recent development. The Democratic Party’s collapse in the countryside was the predictable consequence of decisions to prioritize certain constituencies to the neglect of others, as it championed the shift to the metropolitan knowledge economy.

Rabea Eghbariah, Noura Erakat, Alaa Hajyahia, Darryl Li, Aslı Bâli, Diala Shamas, Maha Abdallah, and Shahd Hammouri share their thoughts on how international law hinders Palestinian liberation, and how it must transform to contribute to it.