The History of Equality: It’s Complicated

Books & the Arts / November 16, 2023 The History of Equality: It’s Complicated A conversation with the historian Darrin McMahon about his new book Equality: The History of an Elusive Idea and the strange and contradicting development of the liberal version of egalitarianism. Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins Ad Policy A scene from the film Orphans of…

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Gazan Family Letters, 2092

Poems / November 16, 2023 Gazan Family Letters, 2092 Mosab Abu Toha Ad Policy 1 Children feel petrified at night. Power outages most of the time. Grandfather has not left his room for 17 days. It all occurred when he looked at himself in the mirror. He could not believe he aged that much. Grandfather…

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Indigestible Notion

World / November 16, 2023 Indigestible Notion While the world has changed and threats are different, the Biden administration’s worldview is rooted in the assumption that America is the “indispensable nation” that will police the world. Ad Policy President Joe Biden delivers an address on the conflict between Israel and Gaza and the Russian invasion…

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The Moral Triangle: Palestine, Israel, and Germany

Culture / Q&A / November 16, 2023 The Moral Triangle: Palestine, Israel, and Germany A conversation about “peace and justice and freedom for all Palestinians and Israelis” with Sa’ed Atshan and Katharina Galor. Linda Mannheim Ad Policy Left: Sa’ed Atshan, right: Katharina Galor. (Courtesy of Sa’ed Atshan and Katharina Galor) “Germany is repaying its post-Holocaust…

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