The Authors of “How Democracies Die” on the New Democratic Minority

Danielle Deadwyler on August Wilson and Denzel Washington

Ketanji Brown Jackson on Ethics, Trust, and Keeping It Collegial at the Supreme Court

Sarah McBride Wasn’t Looking for a Fight on Trans Rights

A Lakota Playwright’s Take on Thanksgiving; Plus, Ayelet Waldman on Quilting to Stay Sane

Pick 3: Justin Chang’s Downer Movies for the Holiday Season

Inside Donald Trump’s Mass-Deportation Plans

Audra McDonald on Stephen Sondheim, “Gypsy,” and Being Black on Broadway

Rashid Khalidi on the Palestinian Cause in a Volatile Middle East, and the Meaning of Settler Colonialism

From Critics at Large: After “Wicked,” What Do We Want from the Musical?