For-Profit Colleges Are Back From the Brink
The Trump administration just handed an olive branch to the battered industry. By Michael Fitzgerald (Photo: Scott Olson/Getty…
What the New Travel Ban Means for Refugees Around the World
More than 61,000 people fleeing persecution and violence may have their applications to come live in the United…
How to Debunk Myths About Autism
An interview with Andrea Kitta about anti-vaccination, fake news, and the academic discipline that’s seen it all before.…
Russia Mulls Banning ‘Beauty and the Beast’ Over Gay Scene
At the urging of a member of his country’s ruling political party, Russian Culture Minister Vladimir Medinsky has…
The Case for Democratic Recklessness
Democrats may place a greater value on a functioning government than Republicans do—and that’s commendable—but it’s putting the…
The Roots of Men’s Disinterest in the Arts
New research suggests the arts gender gap originates in young boys’ desire to conform to conventional notions of…
Supreme Court Sends Transgender Rights Case Back to Lower Court
On Monday, the United States Supreme Court declined to hear the case of Gavin Grimm, a transgender boy…
How Feminist Architecture Is Challenging Socially Conservative Policy in 2017
An architect currently working on abortion clinics in Mississippi and Alabama discusses how recent TRAP laws and protests…
Viewfinder: Vandalism at Another Jewish Cemetery
Members of the Jewish community inspect toppled headstones at Washington Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York, on March 5th,…
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