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Theaters of War: When Performance Becomes Deadly

Theaters of War: When Performance Becomes Deadly

Lyle Jeremy Rubin on the Military’s Seductive Promises of Excitement and Danger

By Lyle Jeremy Rubin | November 4, 2022

On a Desperate Journey to Ciudad Juárez—and the Costly, Dangerous Reality of Abortion in 1968

On a Desperate Journey to Ciudad Juárez—and the Costly, Dangerous Reality of Abortion in 1968

One Woman’s Story of Pregnancy Termination

By Becca Andrews | November 4, 2022

What's Wrong (And Right) With American Male Writers

What's Wrong (And Right) With American Male Writers

Isaac Fitzgerald in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | November 4, 2022

What Chinese and American Statesmen Need to Do to Lessen Global Discord

What Chinese and American Statesmen Need to Do to Lessen Global Discord

Paul Tucker in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | November 4, 2022

The Author of <em>Election</em> on the Election: Tom Perrotta Talks Tracy Flick’s Return and the Midterms

The Author of Election on the Election: Tom Perrotta Talks Tracy Flick’s Return and the Midterms

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

By Fiction Non Fiction | November 3, 2022

How Jewish Immigrants from Eastern Europe Were Introduced to Whiteness

How Jewish Immigrants from Eastern Europe Were Introduced to Whiteness

Emily Tamkin on Jewish Communities and Racial Politics

By Emily Tamkin | November 3, 2022

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Azar Nafisi on How Both Writers and Tyrants Recreate Reality

By Book Dreams | November 3, 2022

The Gut-Wrenching Story of One U.S. Army Unit’s Experience in Afghanistan

By Keen On | November 3, 2022

How to Tell a True Abortion Story

By Nicole Walker | November 2, 2022

How California is Pioneering the Reform of the American Criminal Justice System

How California is Pioneering the Reform of the American Criminal Justice System

Lenore Anderson in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | November 2, 2022

Yes, a Republican running for congress has written Christian fanfiction about Anne Frank.

Yes, a Republican running for congress has written Christian fanfiction about Anne Frank.

By Jonny Diamond | November 1, 2022

Not the People’s Money: Uncovering Bitcoin’s Catastrophic Economic and Environmental Costs

Not the People’s Money: Uncovering Bitcoin’s Catastrophic Economic and Environmental Costs

Colin L. Read in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

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Why Disability Isn’t—Or Shouldn’t Be—An Obstacle to Happiness

Why Disability Isn’t—Or Shouldn’t Be—An Obstacle to Happiness

Kieran Setiya Invites Us to Change Our Preconceptions About Illness and Disease

By Kieran Setiya | November 1, 2022

The Housing Crisis is So Gothically Horrifying It’s Turning Up in Scary Movies

The Housing Crisis is So Gothically Horrifying It’s Turning Up in Scary Movies

Mia Florin-Sefton on Barbarian, Jane Eyre, and the Horrors of Housing

By Mia Florin-Sefton | October 31, 2022

A Sense of Belonging: Inside the Only U.S. School Dedicated to Teaching Refugee Girls

A Sense of Belonging: Inside the Only U.S. School Dedicated to Teaching Refugee Girls

Jessica Lander on the Essential, Challenging Work of the Global Village Project

By Jessica Lander | October 28, 2022

Either/Or... Neither? Looking Beyond the False Binaries of the Catastrophist Present

Either/Or... Neither? Looking Beyond the False Binaries of the Catastrophist Present

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