The Bizarre Odyssey of the Barkley Marathons
Inside the legendary ultra challenge, which reminds us why it's good for runners to face defeat every once in a while.
How Welfare Ranchers Take Taxpayers for a Ride
Ranchers on BLM land have 94 percent of their grazing costs covered by taxpayers. And they target wild horses for removal in order to preserve the rangeland that makes this financial windfall possible.
The Humanities Are Dead. Long Live the Humanities.
It's true that much of the scholarship that professors in the humanities produce is micro-focused and barely relevant to larger social concerns. But those academics would also be best served by ignoring that critique.
On Libertarians, Autism, and Empathy
Historian Nancy MacLean's off-the-cuff remarks earlier this month may have mischaracterized libertarianism, but they totally distorted autism.
Teaching the Art of Reading in the Digital Era
As the art of close reading has declined, a cohort of experts has emerged to reverse the trend and encourage stronger reading habits.
Foxes in the Hen House: Could the Animal Welfare World Be An Unusually Bad Place for Women to Work?
One might expect an industry that prioritizes empathy for others to also be a friendly workplace environment for women. But that's not always the case.
Bryan Stevenson on What Well-Meaning White People Need to Know About Race
An interview with Harvard University-trained public defense lawyer Bryan Stevenson on racial trauma, segregation, and listening to marginalized voices.
For Women Who Have Been Victims of ‘Stealthing,’ There Can Be Dangerous Health Consequences—and Little Option for Legal Recourse
There are no available statistics on how many men discreetly remove their condoms during sex, an act known informally as stealthing.
How Local Shops and Seminar Rooms Are Reviving Sex Education
If there's an upside to the government's failure to promote legitimate sex education, it's been the convergent rise of the local sex shop and the university seminar as two venues for frank and meaningful discussion.