The Supreme Court rules in favor of Americans’ right to protest. Today, the Court threw out a lower court opinion against Black Lives Matter leader DeRay Mckesson that cut to the heart of Americans’ right to free speech. In McKesson v. Doe, an unnamed Louisiana police officer sought damages from…

Readers share the words that defined this year for them, from the profound to the personal — A lot happened in 2018—and not just politically, though that certainly is where one’s mind tends to wander. …

We flee reality by documenting our lives on social media. VR is one of the few new technologies that forbid it. — “Take everything out of your pocket,” the attendant says. “Wallet, keys, phones — all of it.” I look at him quizzically. “Yes,” he reiterates. “Your phone. Put it in the locker.” I had just made my way through three floors of wax figures and tourists at Madame Tussauds in Times…