Featuring stories by Michael Lewis, Patricia Wen, Ted Chiang, Katie Thornton, and Sarah Smarsh.
Kansas
Posted inEditor's Pick
Kansas Has Become a Beacon for Abortion Access. Next Year, That Could Disappear.
“In a single year, the elements that have made Kansas a beacon for access could disappear. If they do, the Midwestern abortion desert would be bigger than the entire country of France.”
Posted inBooks, Nonfiction, Story
Bowie Knives, Concealed Rifles, and Caning Charles Sumner
As the Civil War loomed, weapons — like the recently invented bowie knife and rifles that were shipped to Kansas hidden in crates labeled as bibles — became complex political symbols.
Posted inCrime, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes
The Prank that Killed Andrew Finch
How a malevolent, remorseless online troll and the shoot-first, ask questions later mode of policing added up to a real-life tragedy in Wichita Kansas.
Posted inEditor's Pick
Where Even Walmart Won’t Go: How Dollar General Took Over Rural America
In small towns across Kansas, residents and community leaders grapple with the increasingly ubiquitous presence of America’s fastest-growing retailer.
Posted inBusiness & Tech, Food, Quotes
It Turns Out No One’s in Kansas Anymore
Kansas is great at growing wheat, but growing wheat hasn’t been great for Kansas.
Posted inArts & Culture, Crime, Current Events, Nonfiction, Quotes
How Angry Racists Plotted to Kill Somali Refugees in Kansas
A small town welcomed hundreds of Somali refugees. A militia splinter group wanted them dead.