Streisand – Redefining Beauty, Femininity, and Power
October 1, 2017
Neal Gabler— She always seemed to be an example. She was an example of chutzpah. As one fan would say of Streisand’s legacy, “For me, it began with her first… READ MORE
Category: Current Affairs
The American Prophet – Louis D. Brandeis
September 30, 2017
Jeffrey Rosen— Recognizing Brandeis as an American prophet seems more relevant today than ever. Brandeis’s consistent opposition to the curse of bigness made him one of the greatest constitutional philosophers… READ MORE
Mortuaries, Medicine and Money
September 27, 2017
Naomi Pfeffer— The existence of for-profit cadaver purveyors is no secret. Yet, it remains a largely invisible issue. Naomi Pfeffer’s thought-provoking work documents the history, politics, and ethics of the… READ MORE
Should Universities Deny Free Speech on Campus?
September 26, 2017
Howard Gillman and Erwin Chemerinsky— Can public universities use concerns about violence to deny requests to have white nationalists speak on campus? Recently, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill… READ MORE
Make America Progressive Again
September 25, 2017
Bruce Ackerman— Begin on an optimistic note: Americans of the twenty-first century are much better equipped for citizenship than their counterparts were at the dawning of the Progressive era. About… READ MORE
Has ISIS Won the Digital War?
September 22, 2017
Philippe Joseph-Salazar— First, let us remember that terrifying images of throat-slitting are not new. The atrocity of which our discourse community is (not) aware is more than a decade old:… READ MORE
Ep. 36 – The Challenges of Being a Social Media Star
September 21, 2017
The road to social media stardom is difficult and rarely pays well. Brooke Erin Duffy shares stories of success and offers advice and a warning for those looking to make… READ MORE
The Practicalities of Presidential Prosecution
September 19, 2017
Brian C. Kalt— Practicalities As they were designing the presidency, the delegates at the Constitutional Convention in 1787 discussed hypothetical criminal presidents. In recent decades—the era of the independent counsel—things… READ MORE
Equal Rights in President Donald Trump’s America
September 11, 2017
Richard D. Brown— “We are a nation founded on the truth that all of us are created equal,” President Trump just declared. “We are equal,” he said, “in the eyes… READ MORE
ISIS, Christianity, and the Pact of Umar
August 16, 2017
David J. Wasserstein— When ISIS forces took the Iraqi city of Mosul in the summer of 2014, and later on when they took Raqqa in Syria, they did not kill… READ MORE
From 9/11 to 9/11: The Widening of the Atlantic