NAFTA in its current form cannot and should not stand until Mexico receives a fair deal from the United States. I have always conceded that the president’s criticism of the 1994 trade deal...
Good morning, gentle readers! This week we're delving into some rich, complicated longreads from the Middle East to South Central Los Angeles, exploring immigration and transgender people in...
Something about going to the Chinese grocery store put me at ease as a kid. Walking into the harshly lit store, with no-frills Chinese-language displays, and aisle upon aisle of fermented fish...
Good morning, gentle readers! This week we're exploring a range of stories from the tale of a teenage whaler who found himself in the midst of international controversy to the problems with...
Kate Steinle was murdered in 2015 by a felon and undocumented immigrant who had been deported from the United States five times. Her murder was tragic, but not tied to larger patterns, as...
Last week I attended an Alt-Right rally hoping that I might be able to understand the white-supremacist movement and the people who subscribe to it. I went in open-minded with few expectations...
Happy Monday, gentle readers! We're in an essay-reading mood and we have a few we particularly enjoyed...along with a deep dive into the lead crisis, the myth of the 'French girl,' and an...
Good morning, gentle readers! This week we're taking some looks at slices of Muslim life in the US, the fate of peace in Ireland, the role of natural disasters in fights for power and control,...
Vincent Chin promised his mother that this was the last time he’d be going out to the club. Before he left home, she told him not to say “last time” as it was bad luck. I suspect that...
For some young people, myself included, the name Alex Jones is not unfamiliar. He’s the guy from the gay juice-box video. In one of the most classic items in the Infowars canon, Jones...