Stop Getting Married on Plantations Stop Getting Married on Plantations
Monuments to slavery won’t lose their romantic allure until Americans understand the horrors of their own history.
Sep 26, 2019 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Boris Johnson Interviewed Me for His Column. Here’s What Didn’t Make It Into Print. Boris Johnson Interviewed Me for His Column. Here’s What Didn’t Make It Into Print.
On Brexit, race, and criminal justice, Britain’s new prime minister has always played both sides for maximum expediency.
Jul 27, 2019 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Artificial Intelligence Is Failing Humans Artificial Intelligence Is Failing Humans
When someone’s always watching, we lose our sense of self.
Jul 16, 2019 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Eurovision’s Muddled DNA Eurovision’s Muddled DNA
Pop genetics don’t belong in a musical event—or its marketing.
May 16, 2019 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Why Everyone Should Care About Mass E-carceration Why Everyone Should Care About Mass E-carceration
The social costs of constant surveillance are greater than we might think.
Apr 29, 2019 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Our Toxic-Speech Epidemic Our Toxic-Speech Epidemic
Trump likes his words free, loud, and hateful. Just don’t take him literally.
Apr 1, 2019 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
White People Can’t Quit Blackface White People Can’t Quit Blackface
And it’s not because they think it’s funny.
Feb 20, 2019 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
We Have Entered A Dangerous Moral Universe We Have Entered A Dangerous Moral Universe
What futures can we imagine when we no longer trust our senses?
Dec 19, 2018 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Kavanaugh’s Defenders in Congress Don’t Care About Process Kavanaugh’s Defenders in Congress Don’t Care About Process
The hearings reveal disparities in who gets to speak out—and who must remain silent.
Oct 4, 2018 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Reasons to Believe Reasons to Believe
10 ways to respond to Brett Kavanaugh’s defenders.
Sep 26, 2018 / Column / Patricia J. Williams