June 4, 2025

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

Joseph L. Graves Jr.

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

(#4 Left Me Shook)

Rob King

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.

April 4, 2025

Preventing the Military’s Slide from Critical Thinking to Anticipatory Compliance

Thomas Crosbie

Thomas Crosbie critiques the Department of Defense’s shift from critical thinking to anticipatory compliance under Trump.

April 2, 2025

Hollywood’s Climate Crisis

A Very Short History

Brian Jacobson

Brian Jacobson highlights how Hollywood’s financialization and resource dependency have exacerbated ecological crises.

March 24, 2025

Recovery Without End

Insights From a Medieval Mystic?

Hannah Lucas

Hannah Lucas explores the mystical experiences of Julian of Norwich during her illness in the 14th century and challenges modern wellness culture.

March 17, 2025

On Motherhood and the Literary Life

Emily Hodgson Anderson

Emily Hodgson Anderson explores the complex relationship between motherhood and writing, using Doris Lessing’s experiences as a focal point.

March 10, 2025

Illuminating The Running Flame

Fang Fang in Conversation with Michael Berry

More than twenty years after its initial publication in Chinese, The Running Flame is finally available in English translation. As the novel reaches a new group of readers, translator Michael Berry revisits the origins of the story with author Fang Fang, who in this interview, reflects on her work and the place of women in contemporary China.

March 3, 2025

Seven Must-Read Books for Women’s History Month 2025

Each March, we come together to honor and recognize the legacy of women in history, society, and culture and to reflect on the ongoing fight for gender equality. This year’s theme for Women’s History Month, “Moving Forward Together! Women Educating...