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Spanking, Signing, Reading: <br> On the Medieval Use of Hands

Spanking, Signing, Reading:
On the Medieval Use of Hands

When Aristotle Called Touch the Sense Necessary For Life, Was He Wrong?

By Jack Hartnell | November 12, 2019

Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Possibility of Roe v. Wade Being Overturned

Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Possibility of Roe v. Wade Being Overturned

Jeffrey Rosen Speaks with RBG on Abortion Rights and More

By Jeffrey Rosen | November 11, 2019

The Case Against an American King, Then and Now

The Case Against an American King, Then and Now

Liesl Schillinger Considers the Impeachment of Donald Trump vs. the Indictment of George III

By Liesl Schillinger | November 8, 2019

Reading Beyond the Wall: 7 Acclaimed Books About and From East Germany

Reading Beyond the Wall: 7 Acclaimed Books About and From East Germany

On the 30th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall

By Olivia Giovetti | November 8, 2019

Toppled: The Accidental Opening of the Berlin Wall

Toppled: The Accidental Opening of the Berlin Wall

Paul Vidich on the Timeline of a Historic Night

By Paul Vidich | November 8, 2019

How Lou Sullivan's Journals Enrich the History of Trans Literature

How Lou Sullivan's Journals Enrich the History of Trans Literature

Callum Angus on Sullivan's Recently Released Diaries, AIDS, Transitioning, and More

By Callum Angus | November 8, 2019

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On Frank Lloyd Wright, Ernest Hemingway, and the Art of Omission

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What Does the “Iceberg Theory” Look Like Applied to Architecture?

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What Comes Before Woke? On the History of Sleep as a Form of Protest

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From Vietnam Die-Ins to Occupied Parks, Stillness as Dissent

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The Gay Activists Who Fought the American Psychiatric Establishment

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The Terrifying Power of a Single Book

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“When reproductive freedom becomes a class privilege, the human rights of our political body are negated.”

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How Did a Single Desk in the Senate Become a Focal Point for American Progressivism?

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A Century Before Springsteen, Stephen Crane Chronicled Asbury Park

A Century Before Springsteen, Stephen Crane Chronicled Asbury Park

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