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Jane Coaston

Jane Coaston

Former Senior Politics Reporter

    Latest articles by Jane Coaston

    Politics
    Justin Amash on Trump, impeachment, and the death of the Tea PartyJustin Amash on Trump, impeachment, and the death of the Tea Party
    Politics

    The Republican Congress member talked to Vox about his politics, his constituents, and where he thinks Congress has gone wrong.

    By Jane Coaston
    Explainers
    A Republican senator wants the government to police Twitter for political biasA Republican senator wants the government to police Twitter for political bias
    Explainers

    The conservative bill to change how the internet works, explained.

    By Jane Coaston
    Politics
    Roy Moore is running for Alabama’s Senate seat — againRoy Moore is running for Alabama’s Senate seat — again
    Politics

    “Can I win? Yes, I can win.”

    By Jane Coaston
    Education
    Kyle Kashuv on his Harvard crisis: “I wish I could take it back. I can’t.”Kyle Kashuv on his Harvard crisis: “I wish I could take it back. I can’t.”
    Education

    I talked to Kashuv about getting his Harvard admission rescinded over using racial slurs.

    By Jane Coaston
    Explainers
    David French vs. Sohrab Ahmari and the battle dividing conservatives, explainedDavid French vs. Sohrab Ahmari and the battle dividing conservatives, explained
    Explainers

    The fight isn’t about a National Review columnist. It’s about what conservatism is, and should be.

    By Jane Coaston
    Explainers
    Robert Mueller didn’t change any minds. To conservatives, that’s beside the point.Robert Mueller didn’t change any minds. To conservatives, that’s beside the point.
    Explainers

    The impeachment question is back before Congress — and conservatives argue it’s time for Democrats to make a decision.

    By Jane Coaston
    The intersectionality wars
    Politics

    When Kimberlé Crenshaw coined the term 30 years ago, it was a relatively obscure legal concept. Then it went viral.

    By Jane Coaston
    Explainers
    Why some anti-abortion conservatives think Alabama’s abortion law goes too farWhy some anti-abortion conservatives think Alabama’s abortion law goes too far
    Explainers

    Their argument is about not morality but strategy.

    By Jane Coaston
    Politics
    The NRA’s big, bad financial mismanagement crisis, explainedThe NRA’s big, bad financial mismanagement crisis, explained
    Politics

    The NRA is low on cash and embroiled in complex lawsuits.

    By Jane Coaston
    Technology
    The Facebook free speech battle, explainedThe Facebook free speech battle, explained
    Technology

    The debate over what Facebook can and can’t moderate is more about politics than law.

    By Jane Coaston