A Journal of Ideas

Racism

Reconstructing Democracy

Might the Trump presidency be propeling us toward a Third Reconstruction?

By K. Sabeel Rahman

The Future of a Sane Immigration Policy

We need to think about what comes after the "abolish ICE" movement.

By Nathan Pippenger

Conservative Multiculturalism's Southern Heritage

A Nation essay ponders how white conservatives developed a distinctive twist on multiculturalism after Jim Crow’s end.

By Nathan Pippenger

Beyond Mass Incarceration

How the deleterious effects of the drug wars go far beyond just those who end up in prison, from stop-and-frisk to the use of police informants.

By Jonathan Blanks

What the Democrats Need Now

Heading into 2018 and 2020, they need to have a message—and to zero in on one leader who can deliver it.

By Bernard L. Schwartz David Rothkopf