Civil Rights

Mr. Moral Authority

John Lewis wasn’t much of a legislator. But he was still one of the most revered Congress members of his era.

By Marion Orr

The Most Dangerous Law in America

The Insurrection Act is a nuclear bomb hidden in the United States code, giving presidents unimaginable emergency power. No President has abused it. Yet.

By Joseph Nunn

The Right’s Attack on Children

“Parental rights” are all the rage now in some quarters. But when parents gain rights, who loses them? Children.

By Marci Hamilton

‘To Conquer Callousness . . . ’

The remarkable life of Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel leaves little doubt about what he’d be doing today.

By Jo-Ann Mort

Criminal Justice: When Will Black Lives Matter?

By Andrea M. Headley James E. Wright II