Essay
An Anniversary of Destruction, Loss, and Bravery in Ukraine
Ukrainians have responded with remarkable dignity and courage, but there is little to romanticize one year into the Russian invasion.
February 24, 2023
Russia, One Year After the Invasion of Ukraine
Last winter, my friends in Moscow doubted that Putin would start a war. But now, as one told me, “the country has undergone a moral catastrophe.”
February 21, 2023
The Kingdom of Antonin Scalia
This Supreme Court has embraced his doctrine of judicial modesty in an imperious fashion.
November 12, 2022
Who’s Left Out of the Learning-Loss Debate
Critics of school closures undermine the two groups who could do the most to help students recover—parents and teachers.
October 12, 2022
Is Abortion Sacred?
Abortion is often talked about as a grave act. But bringing a new life into the world can feel like the decision that more clearly risks being a moral mistake.
July 16, 2022
The Many Afterlives of Vincent Chin
Chin’s killing, forty years ago, has inspired documentaries, television, young-adult books, and countless works of scholarship. What do we want from his story, and the people who tell it?
June 23, 2022
The Theft of the Commons
Across centuries, land that was collectively worked by the landless was claimed by the landed, and the age of private property was born.
June 8, 2022
The War in Ukraine Is a Colonial War
For centuries, the country has lived in the shadow of empire. But its past also provides the key to its present.
April 28, 2022
The Beatle Who Got Away
Revisiting Stuart Sutcliffe’s role in the band’s breakthrough.
March 27, 2022
The Disillusionment of a Rikers Island Doctor
As a physician who cared for the oldest and sickest people in New York’s jails, I thought the pandemic might create a portal to a better world. Two years later, I wonder if we missed our chance.
March 24, 2022
