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“A student’s race should not change the consequences he faces. Schools should not over-discipline or under-discipline a ...
09/14/2026

“A student’s race should not change the consequences he faces. Schools should not over-discipline or under-discipline a student in order to keep their numbers racially balanced.” Read more from Jennifer Weber:

New federal guidance empowers schools to put the focus on improving—and better understanding—student behavior.

“The sky is now fully blue behind the new One World Trade Center as trumpeters sound Taps and grandchildren, children, n...
09/14/2026

“The sky is now fully blue behind the new One World Trade Center as trumpeters sound Taps and grandchildren, children, nieces, nephews, wives, husbands, sisters, brothers, and parents continue to unsheathe their flowers and place them beside one of the 2,983 names carved along the borders of the flowing dark waters where the once-glinting Twin Towers stood.” Read more from Nicole Gelinas:

In a solemn ceremony, family members and friends commemorate the souls lost on 9/11.

“That the battle for religious equality persists is both exasperating and devastating: exasperating because these exclus...
09/14/2026

“That the battle for religious equality persists is both exasperating and devastating: exasperating because these exclusions violate the First Amendment; devastating because the consequences fall on real people. Religious institutions looking to serve vulnerable citizens—often where the government itself has failed—lose access to critical resources needed to carry out that mission if they remain true to their religious commitments. And in being told that public benefits available to everyone else are somehow beyond their reach because of what they believe, faith communities are relegated to second-class citizens.” Read more from Nicole Stelle Garnett, Michael A. Helfand, and John Meiser:

A new opinion directs federal agencies to stop requiring organizations participating in federal programs to refrain from religious conduct.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has created an army of social-media influencers to help boost his administration. Som...
09/14/2026

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has created an army of social-media influencers to help boost his administration. Some are relatively innocuous. But others celebrate the assassination of Charlie Kirk, claim America runs “mass concentration camps,” and make apologies for terrorist attacks targeting synagogues. Adam Lehodey has the story here:

City Hall’s preferential treatment of friendly content creators raises questions about access, transparency, and taxpayer-funded promotion.

“Despite vast resources and attention, the anti-bullying movement has never come close to delivering on its promises. Bu...
09/13/2026

“Despite vast resources and attention, the anti-bullying movement has never come close to delivering on its promises. Bullying persists, and empirical evidence that these approaches can even meaningfully reduce it is mixed, at best.” Read more from Carolyn D. Gorman:

A mass movement has created a new class of victims while failing to keep kids safe.

In “City of Fortune: Inequality and the Making of Contemporary New York,” Mason B. Williams argues that New York’s post-...
09/11/2026

In “City of Fortune: Inequality and the Making of Contemporary New York,” Mason B. Williams argues that New York’s post-1970s recovery “facilitated the political interventions that laid the groundwork for the city’s reconstruction on frankly inegalitarian terms.” Read Nicole Gelinas’s review:

A new book, engaging in its historical detail, castigates the city’s supposed neoliberal austerity—but offers no credible alternative path.

A generation of students has grown up with no memory of September 11. “What they understand about it depends on what we ...
09/11/2026

A generation of students has grown up with no memory of September 11. “What they understand about it depends on what we choose to teach them. Judging by some of the materials available, Americans should be concerned.” Dana Stangel-Plowe examines some of the alarming curriculum:

Twenty-five years later, some instructional materials criticize America’s response to terrorism instead of informing students about the ideology and perpetrators of the attacks.

“I watched a family in Heckscher Playground. A young boy no older than three sat in the sand. His parents stood behind h...
09/11/2026

“I watched a family in Heckscher Playground. A young boy no older than three sat in the sand. His parents stood behind him, hands on hips, smiling. I wanted to approach them and ask if they knew what had just happened. It took only a second to banish the thought. My ears were ringing. My adrenaline was raging. I would look and sound insane. Besides, they needed to take in these last few moments of normalcy before it escaped them for good.” Daniel Edward Rosen remembers 9/11:

A lifelong New Yorker remembers September 11.

“Consciously, my support for our actions in Iraq and Afghanistan was based on idealism. I thought we would show the worl...
09/10/2026

“Consciously, my support for our actions in Iraq and Afghanistan was based on idealism. I thought we would show the world that American power could be used for good. But a much stronger unconscious motive had been in control all along. Over time, I began to understand the limits of what certainty could do for me. And I saw that my certainty was joined to darker motives.” Read Jonathan Clarke’s 9/11 essay:

The years after the attacks proved challenging for conviction about America’s role in the world—and about my own motives.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s rent freeze may be illegal. John Ketcham and Gandolfo DiFiore explain why:
09/10/2026

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s rent freeze may be illegal. John Ketcham and Gandolfo DiFiore explain why:

The mayor’s signature campaign promise may violate New York City law.

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