Catherine Long

Catherine Long is a senior strategic communications consultant specializing in public affairs and risk assessment. Her professional experience includes the public, private, and not-for-profit sectors with experience in the US as well as Europe, MENA, eastern and southern Africa, and the UK. She holds a doctorate in Political Science, focused on Political Economy and Public Policy, as well as a Master of Public Health.

A railroad worker enjoys a sandwich and bottle of milk during his lunch break, circa 1950

Politics & History

Mother’s—and Others’—Milk

Said to bestow strength and beauty, to purify body and soul, and to yield success and happiness, milk’s image is as adulterated as the liquid itself.

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.