Abby Seiff

Abby Seiff is a writer with a decade of experience reporting and editing in Southeast Asia for publications like Time, the Mekong Review, Al Jazeera and more. From 2009 to 2013, she reported for the Cambodia Daily and Phnom Penh Post, covering the Khmer Rouge tribunal, among other topics. You can find her on Twitter @instupor or online at http://abbyseiff.com.

Khmer Rouge guerilla accepts a gift of cigarettes from a waiting French official, May, 1975.

Politics & History

How the Vietnam War Shaped US Immigration Policy

The makings of our modern resettlement system can be traced back to the fallout of the Vietnam War, a cascade of international crises stoked by the U.S.

Editors' Picks

Doing Math with Intellectual Humility

Math class is an opportunity to teach students both how to use conjecture to arrive at knowledge and how to learn from the logic of peers.

Willie Mae Thornton Deserves Your Full Attention

In a meditative new biography, DJ and scholar Lynnée Denise examines the mysteries and trials in the life of the legendary performer.

Politics & History

The Fourteenth Amendment: Annotated

Adopted in 1868, the Fourteenth Amendment to the US Constitution addresses citizenship rights, due process, and equal protection under the law.

Education & Society

Class Production

A collection of high school yearbooks from Cleveland captures the rise, fall, and uncertain future of the American middle class.

Education & Society

Intellectual Humility: Foundations and Key Concepts

Research about intellectual humility has exploded in the past decade. Psychologist Elizabeth Krumrei-Mancuso offers an annotated bibliography of key texts.