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A vintage North Korean stamp depicts a female goalie wearing a blue-striped jersey and green shorts leaping to catch a football

Sports

Feminism, Sports, and Football in North Korea

February 3, 2026Jung Woo Lee

Sports

Feminism, Sports, and Football in North Korea

February 3, 2026Jung Woo Lee

Feminism, Sports, and Football in North Korea

An etching of a bearded man wearing robes, Zenocrates, speaking to Polemon, a seated youth also dressed in robes. The bearded man stands with his back to the viewer and his hands outstretched towards Polemon, who casts his gaze towards the floor and removes the wreath from his head. Behind Zenocrates a group of similarly dressed onlookers watch the pair, with some gesturing towards them and looking shocked.

Philosophy

Revolutionary Ideals and the Temptations of Tyranny

January 29, 2026Dan Edelstein, Gwenda-lin Grewal, James Miller, James Romm

Philosophy

Revolutionary Ideals and the Temptations of Tyranny

January 29, 2026Dan Edelstein, Gwenda-lin Grewal, James Miller, James Romm

Revolutionary Ideals and the Temptations of Tyranny

Unsettled

“I’m an Immigration Lawyer. Trump Is Shattering My Clients’ Lives.”

January 29, 2026T. Alexander Aleinikoff, Hiroshi Motomura

Unsettled

“I’m an Immigration Lawyer. Trump Is Shattering My Clients’ Lives.”

January 29, 2026T. Alexander Aleinikoff, Hiroshi Motomura

“I’m an Immigration Lawyer. Trump Is Shattering My Clients’ Lives.”

Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem stands between U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in camo wear. There is a rifle and scope on a tripod in front of them

Politics

The Moral Right to Defend Yourself Against ICE

January 22, 2026Michael Gregory

Politics

The Moral Right to Defend Yourself Against ICE

January 22, 2026Michael Gregory

The Moral Right to Defend Yourself Against ICE

Illustration of scowling bald eagle surrounded by stars and stripes

Politics

Switzerland, January 22

January 22, 2026Adam Tooze

Politics

Switzerland, January 22

January 22, 2026Adam Tooze

Switzerland, January 22

People holding phones and cameras stand around a black sedan with smashed windows; masked ICE agents stand around the car

North America

One Battle After Another

January 21, 2026Emily Condon

North America

One Battle After Another

January 21, 2026Emily Condon

One Battle After Another

Woodcut engraving of clouds raining yellow and orange flames on a Medieval European town

Politics

“Things Happen”

January 20, 2026Arthur Goldhammer

Politics

“Things Happen”

January 20, 2026Arthur Goldhammer

“Things Happen”

Unsettled

H-1B Visas

January 20, 2026T. Alexander Aleinikoff, Hiroshi Motomura, Cristina M Rodríguez

Unsettled

H-1B Visas

January 20, 2026T. Alexander Aleinikoff, Hiroshi Motomura, Cristina M Rodríguez

Classical musicians on stage, with a chile and a woman holding scripts facing each other at the front of the stage

The Arts

A Transdisciplinary Foray Into Classical Performance

December 18, 2025Grace Dignazio

The Arts

A Transdisciplinary Foray Into Classical Performance

December 18, 2025Grace Dignazio

A Transdisciplinary Foray Into Classical Performance

Book cover featuring blue and white plate holding small dark square objects against a black backdrop

Technology

Erotic Pleasure and Technological Mastery

December 17, 2025Benjamin Mangrum

Technology

Erotic Pleasure and Technological Mastery

December 17, 2025Benjamin Mangrum

Erotic Pleasure and Technological Mastery

A cut-and-glued transparent plastic model from 1943 shows two perpendicular spherical discs (a representation of the equator) and a meridian disc of a sphere.

Politics

Finding the Equator

December 17, 2025Mariana Giacobbe Goldberg, Suzy Hansen

Politics

Finding the Equator

December 17, 2025Mariana Giacobbe Goldberg, Suzy Hansen

Finding the Equator

The Arts

First as Comedy, Then as Farce

December 16, 2025Benjamin Mangrum, Rayna Salam

The Arts

First as Comedy, Then as Farce

December 16, 2025Benjamin Mangrum, Rayna Salam

First as Comedy, Then as Farce

Black and white kitten stares at a photo of itself on a computer screen

The Internet

Joanna Walsh’s E-Elegy

December 10, 2025Eva Szilardi-Tierney

The Internet

Joanna Walsh’s E-Elegy

December 10, 2025Eva Szilardi-Tierney

Joanna Walsh’s E-Elegy

A black-and-white photograph of a young girl sitting on a wicker chair. The young girl is wearing a dark color, loose fitting dress with a light color neckline. She reads from a piece of paper in her left hand. The photograph has a brown mat frame and backing.

Literature

Against Storytelling

December 9, 2025Miriam Rasch

Literature

Against Storytelling

December 9, 2025Miriam Rasch

Against Storytelling

The Arts

Paolo Sorrentino on his new movie, La Grazia

December 8, 2025Mitchell Abidor, Paolo Sorrentino

The Arts

Paolo Sorrentino on his new movie, La Grazia

December 8, 2025Mitchell Abidor, Paolo Sorrentino

Paolo Sorrentino on his new movie, La Grazia

Entrance to Yugoslavian Museum in Belgrade

Politics

The Words We Learn to Fear

December 4, 2025Maria B. Olujic

Politics

The Words We Learn to Fear

December 4, 2025Maria B. Olujic

The Words We Learn to Fear

Two rescue workers direct a firehose at the ruins of the World Trade Center following the 9/11 terrorist attacks

War

Honest Truths From Wrongful Deaths

December 3, 2025Jeremy Varon

War

Honest Truths From Wrongful Deaths

December 3, 2025Jeremy Varon

Honest Truths From Wrongful Deaths

Two Sudanese people in wearing long robes and headscarves walk through dry grove of trees littered with refuse. The figure on the left looks over her shoulder with a worried expression.

War

Attacks on Women’s Bodies Reveal the Logic of Genocide in Sudan

December 2, 2025Ayotunde Giwa

War

Attacks on Women’s Bodies Reveal the Logic of Genocide in Sudan

December 2, 2025Ayotunde Giwa

Attacks on Women’s Bodies Reveal the Logic of Genocide in Sudan

Black and white photograph of men in twentieth-century white sporting outfits standing in acrobatic formation

Interviews

Fascism’s Body Politics

November 25, 2025Dagmar Herzog, Adam Koehler Brown

Interviews

Fascism’s Body Politics

November 25, 2025Dagmar Herzog, Adam Koehler Brown

Fascism’s Body Politics

A large crowd of soccer fans fills a stadium section, waving yellow and blue flags and banners with the Mexican Club América emblem in celebration.

Sports

Eight Months to Learn Spanish

November 25, 2025Sean Jacobs, Ivan Pech Luna

Sports

Eight Months to Learn Spanish

November 25, 2025Sean Jacobs, Ivan Pech Luna

Eight Months to Learn Spanish