The Vermont Conversation with David Goodman

The human cost of America's forever wars

“Support our troops” is a familiar slogan heard when American troops are deployed abroad.

But are returning soldiers supported when they return...

Chamber music for the people

You never know where you will hear chamber music in Vermont. You could encounter a string quartet performing in a bookstore. In a café. At a bar. Or...

What the world can learn from South Africa

As countries around the world, including the U.S., confront rising authoritarianism, one country may offer insight into how democracy can triumph over...

Have Supreme Court justices become 'politicians in robes?'

“If the public sees judges as politicians in robes, its confidence in the courts — and in the rule of law itself — can only diminish, diminishing...

What happens to abortion rights after Roe?

In the aftermath of the U.S. Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and end the constitutional right to an abortion, half of women in the U.S....