Thanks to a vote by 138,809 dues-paying members of the Conservative Party, the United Kingdom is about to experience a dramatic and, for many, disorienting change in its political leadership. The dour and disciplined Prime Minister Theresa May will hand over the keys of 10 Downing Street to the flamboyant Boris Johnson, who defeated Jeremy […]

The system is supposed to deter crime and rehabilitate offenders, but falls short on both accounts.

Mirrors, smoke, sleight of hand, trap doors or false walls and distractions, these are the tools of the magician’s disappearing act. But a real-life wizard’s most powerful tool isn’t a gadget, it’s his audience’s willingness to suspend disbelief. At least that might begin to explain how Donald Trump and most Republicans in Congress have taken […]

Hundreds of adults with intellectual disabilities can’t get housing in group homes because Maine won’t pay enough to hire direct-care workers.