An Argument for Requiring Americans to Vote

An Argument for Requiring Americans to Vote

E.J. Dionne Jr. and Miles Rapoport on Voting as Public Responsibility

By E.J. Dionne Jr. and Miles Rapoport | March 24, 2022

How Aborted Journeys Mean Aborted Dreams for Migrants Crossing the Mediterranean

How Aborted Journeys Mean Aborted Dreams for Migrants Crossing the Mediterranean

Sally Hayden on How the EU Outsources Its Inhumane Refugee Policy

By Sally Hayden | March 24, 2022

"One of the Worst Places on Earth": Mansoor Adayfi on the 20th Anniversary of Guantánamo Bay Prison

In Conversation with Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | March 24, 2022

Travel Truth #1: It Doesn’t Matter How Far We Go, We’ll Never Escape Ourselves

Travel Truth #1: It Doesn’t Matter How Far We Go, We’ll Never Escape Ourselves

Brandon Presser in Conversation with Andrew Keen

By Keen On | March 24, 2022

How to Avoid Civil War in America By Creating a Post-Racial Civic Identity

How to Avoid Civil War in America By Creating a Post-Racial Civic Identity

Justin Gest in Conversation with Andrew Keen

By Keen On | March 24, 2022

An Oklahoma lawmaker just compared librarians to cockroaches. It’s as bad as it sounds.

An Oklahoma lawmaker just compared librarians to cockroaches. It’s as bad as it sounds.

By Walker Caplan | March 23, 2022

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How Public Shaming Helps Society Maintain Its Norms and Ethical Standards

By Cathy O'Neil | March 22, 2022

The Goalposts Are Always Moving: What It Means to “Become” American

By Julissa Arce | March 22, 2022

How Ancient Rome’s Descent Into Autocracy Mirrors the Fragility of Our Own Political Systems

By Barry Strauss | March 22, 2022

Lambda Literary cuts Lauren Hough from award shortlist because of “Twitter disputes.” 

Lambda Literary cuts Lauren Hough from award shortlist because of “Twitter disputes.” 

By Jonny Diamond | March 21, 2022

A Call to Southern Writers: Register People to Vote at Literary Events

A Call to Southern Writers: Register People to Vote at Literary Events

Read an Open Letter from Writers for Democratic Action

By Belle Boggs, Robin Davidson and Jill McCorkle | March 21, 2022

The Subtle Authoritarianism of Southeast Asia’s Wealthiest City-State

The Subtle Authoritarianism of Southeast Asia’s Wealthiest City-State

Jeevan Vasagar on Singapore’s Ongoing Suppression Dissent

By Jeevan Vasagar | March 21, 2022

Actually, here is the dumb book-adjacent discourse to waste your time on today.

Actually, here is the dumb book-adjacent discourse to waste your time on today.

By Jonny Diamond | March 18, 2022

Neoliberal Pieties and Business School Empathy Aren’t Getting Us Out of This Mess

Neoliberal Pieties and Business School Empathy Aren’t Getting Us Out of This Mess

Andrew Keen on Our Ill-Placed Faith in a Transformative Free Market

By Andrew Keen | March 18, 2022

Can Putin Risk a Nuclear War? Can the Rest of Us?

Can Putin Risk a Nuclear War? Can the Rest of Us?

This Week on Radio Open Source with Christopher Lydon

By Open Source | March 18, 2022

Telling the Story of (the Real) Greenwich Village

Telling the Story of (the Real) Greenwich Village

Michele Herman on a Disappearing Way of Life

By Michele Herman | March 18, 2022

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