When Academics Defend Colleagues Accused of Harassment
The recent case of Avital Ronell, an NYU professor suspended for sexual harassment, and the scholars who rallied to support her highlights the intense politics of academia.
The Meaning of Assad’s ‘Death Notices’
The newly released lists of his regime’s victims serve as a cruel epilogue for all those who rose up against him.
Republican Candidates Can’t Keep Trump Out of Their Districts
Ego may be driving the president’s campaign itinerary more than anything else.
More Bridges Will Collapse
The collapse of a bridge and a pier in Europe are the latest examples of the decline of infrastructure—as an idea as much as a set of physical facilities and services.
How to Discuss the Far Right Without Empowering It
A lesson from Germany
What a Grieving Orca Tells Us
People know a famous community of killer whales as individuals, with their own names, families, and personalities—which has made their woes even harder to take.
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10 Why the Left Is So Afraid of Jordan Peterson
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