“One of the subjects, Amanda, a blind autistic academic from Australia, initially approached me for a doctoral thesis she was writing about a neurodivergent poet. I found her story and abilities—she can, for example, picture her... Read More

“The regime Kim built is so repressive that, in the modern world, it might warrant a category of its own—below the average dictatorship.’’ —Fyodor Tertitskiy The word tyranny (tyrannos) comes down to us from ancient Greece in... Read More

Does the thought of writing a soul-baring memoir cause you a flood of anxiety? Elissa Altman gets it, but as a teacher of memoir writing, she wants you to embrace the desire to write your story, if indeed that is your dream. “The... Read More

“Most of the traditional cures that are to be found in contemporary Ireland can be regarded as faith cures. … Those who seek a cure generally have faith in it and believe it will work, and this conviction is seen as contributing to... Read More

“I didn’t choose to become vegan for health reasons. But I’m sixty-two, and I wake up every day full of energy, with a heart full of appreciation for this path, and a desire to serve others. In my mind there is no doubt that this... Read More

Are you in need of a reminder that discrimination in the United States can be addressed through the power of protest, courts, and legislation? Look no further than our educational system: as recently as 1972, there was no law prohibiting... Read More

“The funny thing about queerness is that you never really stop coming out. Each new person I meet, every interaction, every time I stand up in front of a new class of students, I have to calculate how I’m going to embrace my whole... Read More

The term “linguistic wear” points to the idea that a word used too often becomes stale and, after a while, numbs listeners to any meaning at all. English speakers are running into that issue with the language surrounding climate... Read More