There is a phrase that seems to surface almost every time a sexual assault allegation becomes public: What did she expect? Why was she drinking? Why did she go there? Why did she trust him? Why did she leave with him? Why did she go upstairs? Why did she put herself in that situation? The questions come fast, and almost all of them point in the same direction — toward her. When we teach women to manage risk, but fail to teach men to own responsibility, we’ve only addressed ha

If a baby is born in the United States, is that baby an American citizen? Most of us don’t hesitate. Of course. That’s how it works. You’re born here—you’re American. It feels fundamental, almost automatic. One of those things so ingrained in how we understand this country that we rarely stop to question it. Until now. Weighing law against belonging. Because the Supreme Court is currently hearing arguments that could reshape that assumption—arguments sparked not by a new law,

In modern American politics, even the most mundane bureaucratic details can suddenly become the center of national controversy. The latest example? A small mechanical device called an autopen. If you’ve never heard of an autopen, you’re not alone. For decades it was one of the most boring tools in the federal government. An autopen is simply a machine that replicates a person’s signature. A real pen is placed into the device, and the machine traces a programmed pattern that d