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Michael Stambolis-Ruhstorfer discusses how attacks on science threaten same-sex marriage rights and highlights the crucial role experts play in shaping policy.

June 4, 2025

How Trump’s Executive Order Threatens Scientific Understanding of Health Inequities

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Joseph L. Graves Jr. explores health inequities, racial disparities, and the misconceptions surrounding biological race in his work.

May 19, 2025

The Myth of the Xenophobic Voter

Alexander Kustov

Alexander Kustov argues that the belief that voters are inherently xenophobic oversimplifies public opinion on immigration.

May 12, 2025

Four Things I Found in an Adult Filmmaker’s Storage Unit

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Rob King reveals how he became the custodian of his own modest “Radley Metzger Collection” while researching Man of Taste.

April 16, 2025

John Timothy Wixted on The Poetry of Yuan Haowen

John Timothy Wixted explores the themes of loss and cultural legacy in Yuan Haowen’s (1190–1257) poetry—one of the greatest poets in Chinese literary history.

April 9, 2025

Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine’s Misdiagnosis of the Potential of Ward’s Island

Philip T. Yanos

Philip T.Yanos details the misinterpretation of Ward’s Island’s potential, advocating for housing solutions over increased hospitalization for mental health.

April 8, 2025

Carlo Acevedo and Kelsi Vanada on Writing and Translating Day’s Fortune/Fortuna del día

Kelsi Vanada and Carlo Acevedo offer insight into the writing and translation process and the value this bilingual edition brings to U.S. Spanish speakers.