One more reason Amazon’s almighty algorithm is bad for us.

One more reason Amazon’s almighty algorithm is bad for us.

By Jonny Diamond | September 13, 2021

Nicaragua has ordered the arrest of award-winning author Sergio Ramírez.

Nicaragua has ordered the arrest of award-winning author Sergio Ramírez.

By Dan Sheehan | September 10, 2021

“I Would Not Take Prisoners.” Tolstoy’s Case Against Making War Humane

“I Would Not Take Prisoners.” Tolstoy’s Case Against Making War Humane

Samuel Moyn Considers Prince Andrei, Carl von Clausewitz, and the Rules of War

By Samuel Moyn | September 10, 2021

Assimilation and Erasure: How Imposter Syndrome Traps People of Color

Assimilation and Erasure: How Imposter Syndrome Traps People of Color

Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez on the Inherent White Supremacy of Ivory Towers

By Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez | September 10, 2021

<em>The Guardian</em> published a Judith Butler interview—and then deleted an answer about TERFS.

The Guardian published a Judith Butler interview—and then deleted an answer about TERFS.

By Walker Caplan | September 9, 2021

Writing Black Essays in White People’s Houses

Writing Black Essays in White People’s Houses

Jill Louise Busby on the Writing Residency Industrial Complex

By Jill Louise Busby | September 9, 2021

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Philip Stephens on Not-So-Great Britain

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On Miss America’s Brief—But Real—Activist Phase

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By Amy Argetsinger | September 7, 2021

When Ray Bradbury Asked John F. Kennedy if He Could Help with the Space Race

When Ray Bradbury Asked John F. Kennedy if He Could Help with the Space Race

“I would be glad to help promote the Space Age as we would all like to see it promoted.”

By Shaun Usher | September 7, 2021

How White Violence Turned a Peaceful Civil Rights Demonstration Into Mayhem

How White Violence Turned a Peaceful Civil Rights Demonstration Into Mayhem

Winfred Rembert on Protesting in the Jim Crow South and Getting Arrested

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A Nazi sympathizer has been sentenced by a court to . . . read more Jane Austen.

A Nazi sympathizer has been sentenced by a court to . . . read more Jane Austen.

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<em>The Chair</em> Castigates Every Academic Archetype, With Good Reason

The Chair Castigates Every Academic Archetype, With Good Reason

Olivia Rutigliano on Hollywood Depictions of the University

By Olivia Rutigliano | September 3, 2021

Understanding Pakistan Through the Story of Karachi

Understanding Pakistan Through the Story of Karachi

Samira Shackle Offers a Portrait of a City

By Samira Shackle | September 3, 2021

A Collective Delusion: On the End of the War in Afghanistan

A Collective Delusion: On the End of the War in Afghanistan

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