May|Jun 2026
Vol. 124, No. 5
Historic
From the Editor | Here comes 250, our unequal legal system, Golden Gate views.
Semiquincentennial Sampler
To mark the impending 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence: a package of articles looking back to the Revolutionary War era on campus, examining the printing of the Declaration and highlighting Bicentennial dissent, and profiling the alumnus planning Philadelphia’s celebrations this year.
Witness and Judge
In his first book, Presidential Professor of Law Shaun Ossei-Owusu—a self-described “dark-skinned, sneaker-wearing, hip-hop referencing, first-generation everything with an unmaskable New York accent” and scholar given to “big swings”—offers a wide-ranging, eye-opening account of a legal system that “distributes pain and privilege unequally.”
Fresh Angle
How to see the Golden Gate Bridge.
We Hold These Truths to Be Self-Evident
From College Hall | Universities advance individual success and the public good.
Letters
AI, advertising, architecture, and more.
Treasured Texts
Remembering Dan.
Player Piano
“My grandfather was a piano maker.”
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