In Loudoun County, Va., a fierce debate has been raging for months inside normally sleepy school board meetings.
At the heart of this anger is critical race theory, a once obscure academic framework for understanding racism in the United States.
How, exactly, did critical race theory enter American public life, and what does this debate look like on the gr ... Show More
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The Autism Diagnosis Problem
<p>Once primarily limited to severely disabled people, autism began to be viewed as a spectrum that included children and adults far less impaired. Along the way, the disorder also became an identity, embraced by college graduates and even by some of the world’s most successful p ... Show More
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Sunday Special: Wicked, Good?
<p>“Wicked” was one of the biggest movies of 2024. It was culturally ubiquitous, a box office smash and an Oscar nominee for Best Picture. Now, a year later, “Wicked: For Good” arrives in theaters to finish the tale of the complicated friendship between Glinda the Good Witch and ... Show More
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