The Power of the Dictionary
Dictionaries are typically viewed as being value-neutral. But they are just as steeped in culture and prejudice as the rest of the world—and they have the power to shape what we see as “normal.”
The Power of the Dictionary
Opinion
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Black Lives Matter and Reflections from a Civil War
The everyday discrimination against black people in the United States bears frightening similarities to the suppression of Tamils in Sri Lanka.
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Donald Trump’s Foreign Policy: Bullying, Domination, and Fearmongering
A Trump presidency would mean the end of diplomacy as we know it.
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Paleolithic Ax Debunks Colonial Myth
The discovery of the world’s oldest ground-edge ax in Australia exposes our faulty assumptions about race, place, and human evolution.
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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?
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The Paradox of Donald Trump’s Appeal
How can a political candidate as offensive and outrageous as Trump be so popular? Fifty-year-old insights into how religion works may hold the key.