Ninety years ago, writer Carl Van Vechten published a novel intended to be a celebration of Harlem, which at the time was experiencing a budding literary, artistic, and intellectual movement that sparked a new cultural... Read More

Equal pay, or lack thereof for women, is a sensitive issue. But is it also more complex than most people think it is?

“If Bernie Sanders doesn’t get the nomination, I’m voting for Donald Trump. That’s all there is to it.” I’d struck up a conversation with a woman in downtown Washington, DC. Given the political nature of... Read More

It’s been nearly three months since my grandfather died at the age of ninety-one. Despite the fact that he lived a full life, and despite the fact that I know death comes for us all,... Read More

With the release of the Panama Papers, it’s a good time to consider the idea of raw data. The more technological and scientific progress we make, the more that once-inscrutable elements of nature and society... Read More

While many nontheists define their humanism, atheism, or agnosticism by their lack of belief in gods, one might likely assume that this disbelief in deities also translates into a doubt of an afterlife. However, according... Read More

This past February we covered a proposed bill in South Dakota that would’ve prevented transgender students from using bathrooms and locker rooms that correspond with their gender identities. Though fortunately that bill was vetoed shortly... Read More