Editors’ Picks
iCitizen: How an A.I. Became a Citizen of Saudi Arabia
“A month after becoming the last country in the world to allow women to drive, Saudi Arabia recently became the first to grant citizenship to a robot.”
George W. Bush in the Rearview Mirror
“In general, the further in the rearview mirror a president is, the more fondly we view them.”
Pulpit Politics: Catholic Activism and its Teachings
“Catholic social teaching is not at all related to the liberal-conservative divide that exists in the United States.”
Underwater Farms: The East Coast Oyster Industry Fortifies Itself Against a Changing Environment
“There are oysters, bizarrely, improbably, bobbing in the waters of a channel cutting through urban Bridgeport.”
Spiderweb: Whispers of Wealth at Jonathan Edwards College
“Equality in funding for colleges was already debated in nascent years of the system.”
Measure Your Moves: Wearable Fitness Steps Up
“Health technology has the potential to democratize health and health care in a lot of ways…”
Friends of the Pod: Crooked Media Emerges as a New Democratic Voice
“Pod Save America,” Crooked Media’s flagship podcast, has almost 1.5 million regular listeners.
“That Constitution will be no more!”: Trump, Jefferson, and Presidential Challenges to the Judiciary
“Trump’s actions may have precedents, but Jefferson’s intrusions into the judicial system were repudiated and proved politically damaging.”