Graffiti Bombing in U.S. National Parks

Vandalism can be a form of resistance to oppression. But is that the case when a privileged artist mars our public lands?

Should Chimps Be Considered People Under the Law?

To protect animals with highly developed cognitive and emotional capacities, we need to start by changing our point of view.

The Right to Own Living Memorials

Hundreds of memorial statues stolen from Kenya and Tanzania have ended up in U.S. museums. Should the principle of informed consent be applied to (apparently) inanimate objects?

The Darkest Truths

After the Nazis’ three so-called Operation Reinhard camps swallowed more than a million and a half Jewish lives, the camps were themselves destroyed. Forensic archaeologists are finally exploring what lies beneath the earth—but not without resistance.