“Trump, a man addicted to success, and—if his oration is any indication—a man with extremely limited reserves of self-control, can’t ever gamble, because he can’t ever lose. I’d bet that Trump is barely even familiar with the table rules, for the simple reason that he doesn’t have to be; all he has to know are […]
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Posted inBusiness & Tech, Story
The Internet Isn’t Forever
When an online news outlet goes out of business, its archives can disappear as well. The new battle over journalism’s digital legacy.
Posted inCurrent Events, Nonfiction, Story
El camino al asilo
Las mujeres trans migran para escapar de la violencia y mantenerse con vida. Alice Driver acompañó a una de estas mujeres en su viaje.
Posted inBlog Post, Science & Nature
What Makes a Disability Undesirable?
Should we try to correct disabilities to help the disabled, or make their existence easier for the abled?
Posted inCommentary, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story
How Black Panther Asks Us to Examine Who We Are To One Another
Rahawa Haile considers how, by sliding between the real and unreal, Black Panther frees us to imagine the possibilities — and the limitations — of an Africa that does not yet exist.
Posted inCurrent Events, Nonfiction, Reading List
How We Got to Here: A Charlottesville Reading List
This weekend’s events will resonate long after the crowd was dispersed, long after the cable news trucks leave, long after the school year begins.
Posted inNonfiction
Longreads Best of 2017: All of Our No. 1 Story Picks
Here’s every story that was chosen as No. 1 in our weekly Top 5 email.
Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Quotes
The ‘Artwashing’ of East Los Angeles
In Boyle Heights, activists are fighting art galleries that represent the first wave of gentrification.
Posted inBlog Post
Will Jeff Sessions’ Testimony Delight Us Like James Comey’s Did?
Last time Sessions spoke in a public hearing, he lied. This time, the stakes are higher.
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We’re delighted to share three responses to Scott’s essay “Between the Wolf in the Tall Grass and the Wolf in the Tall Story” from Paul Bloom, William Gatewood, and Daniel Raeburn. Jump to responses by Paul, William, and Daniel. * * * The Arrogance of Empathy by Paul Bloom I don’t regret calling my last […]
