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If SNAP Benefits End, Food Pantries Will Be Desperate, Too
The government shutdown is about to halt SNAP benefits for 42 million people—and strain the safety net provided by food pantries.
October 30, 2025
Tanner Nau

Why Congress Won’t End the Shutdown
Members of the House and Senate in each party fear that their base will not accept compromise, even though that’s what the general public wants. As the…
October 21, 2025
Charles Lane

Is the Supreme Court About to Reject Racial Redistricting?
And can Colorado psychologists help kids embrace their birth sex? Jed Rubenfeld breaks it down.
October 20, 2025
Jed Rubenfeld

The Real Problem with the Government Shutdown
With parties at loggerheads over modest emergency healthcare spending, what hope do we have of tackling our debt problem?
October 7, 2025
Matthew Continetti

Ancient Wisdom: How a Supreme Court Justice Changed My Life
Justice Lewis Powell taught me many things, including what humility was about, and how to let your thoughts evolve even at an age when most people see…
September 28, 2025
Joel Klein
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