April

Last week, we explored the complexity of authenticity and noted that scholars had identified three categories relevant to politics: Type authenticity — something true to its genre. Idiosyncratic authenticity —…

Just after Virginia’s election, my friend Jesse Ferguson explained in these pages that one of Gov.-elect Ralph Northam’s greatest assets was his authenticity. Studies reveal that consumers will pay more…

Our country is experiencing an important moment right now concerning our response to sexual harassment. Already it has changed mores, altered who we see on television and in movies, and…

History will judge the current Republican Congress harshly. Their fellow citizens already are. In a mid-November Quinnipiac University poll, a mere 15 percent approved of the way Republicans in Congress…

Virginia victories provided Democrats with a needed psychological shot in the arm. My firm was particularly thrilled to see our client, Lt. Gov.-elect Justin Fairfax become the second African-American to…

Democrats’ latest drama is dividing friends, colleagues and party leaders. People I love and admire argue the presidential primary process was “rigged,” while individuals for whom I have just as…

Democrats and Republicans dislike each other more than ever before. Donald Trump won the White House, in part, by creating an identity for his followers — distinguishing sharply between an aggrieved…

With the publication of Hillary Clinton’s campaign memoir, and the Harvey Weinstein scandal raging, it’s propitious to examine the much debated role of sexism in the last election. In 1937, only…

Imagine you’re studying the impact of food consumption on health. You’re running a huge experiment — you rounded up 100,000 people, and measured all their vitals (weight, blood pressure, good…