The President and the Press Corps
Theodore Roosevelt was the first White House occupant to seek control over how newspapers covered him.
Caught in Partition’s Violent Fray
Published seventy-five year ago, Amrita Pritam’s Pinjar explores the devastation suffered by the women of India and Pakistan after political rupture.
The Lessons of Due Process in Julius Caesar
Shakespeare's tragedy offers a telling parable about the administration of justice—and rife mishandling thereof—in our day.
The Sandinista Revolution, Reconsidered
A new book from historian Mateo Jarquín seeks to decouple Nicaragua’s unique socialist uprising from reductive Cold War clichés.
The Enduring Value of Student Newspapers
More than curiosities, college papers are unique pedagogical tools that help undergraduates achieve media literacy.
Papering Over History
Efka—the German rolling paper company—was a Nazi regime favorite. After World War II, it was refashioned as a darling of the pot-infused counterculture.
Better Farming Through Endophytes
Scientists look to “probiotics” for crops as a new green revolution in agriculture.
Speculative Fiction: Beyond a Novel’s Entertainment Value
The classroom is a place to equip students to better understand the world as it was and is. Speculative fiction can help.
An Untimely Death at Sycamore Gap
The outcry over the violent felling of a beloved tree in 2023 affirms the power trees hold in our cultural memory.
Taking “Stock” of Salmon and Word Choice
The long debate over spawning habits and genetics belies the problems caused by categorizing fish with a term associated with finance and breeding.