From Opium to Saffron, the Ancients Knew a Thing or Two About Drugs From Opium to Saffron, the Ancients Knew a Thing or Two About Drugs
Scholars of antiquity are finding ever more evidence that psychoactive substances played a central role in ancient life.
Mar 22, 2022 / Feature / Karen Polinger Foster, Diana Stein, and Sarah Kielt Costello
Are Museums in Crisis? Are Museums in Crisis?
As institutions around the world deal with various challenges—politically and economically—it is worth asking if museums have lost their authority.
Mar 8, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
Even Pro-Lifers Help Loved Ones Who Need an Abortion Even Pro-Lifers Help Loved Ones Who Need an Abortion
A new study shows that those who call abortion murder are still willing to lend a helping hand, when things hit close to home.
Mar 3, 2022 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Banning the Hijab Targets Muslim Women Banning the Hijab Targets Muslim Women
A state order against the religious garment in Karnataka, India, is seen by members of the Muslim minority as a form of intimidation and control.
Mar 2, 2022 / Hasan Ali
Letters From the March 7/14, 2022, Issue Letters From the March 7/14, 2022, Issue
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Feb 17, 2022 / Our Readers
The Cruel, Petty Killing of an Anti-Occupation Activist The Cruel, Petty Killing of an Anti-Occupation Activist
Hajj Suleiman, an elder of the anti-occupation movement, was run over by a tow truck while protesting an Israeli “operation” to confiscate cars in his village.
Jan 21, 2022 / Ben Ehrenreich
Pro-Life Charity Comes With a Catch Pro-Life Charity Comes With a Catch
Anti-choice organizations claim they’ll provide help to pregnant women in a post-Roe world. Where have they been?
Jan 20, 2022 / Column / Katha Pollitt
How the Left Alienates Jews How the Left Alienates Jews
Jewish voices are too often excluded from precisely the conversations they should be leading.
Jan 12, 2022 / Column / Alexis Grenell
What Conservative Justices Talk About When They Talk About Religious Liberty What Conservative Justices Talk About When They Talk About Religious Liberty
The conservative majority on the US Supreme Court has honed a new, radical approach to religious liberty, the significance of which cannot be overstated.
Jan 6, 2022 / Katherine Franke for The Nation
Remembering the Real Desmond Tutu, 1931–2021 Remembering the Real Desmond Tutu, 1931–2021
Celebrated in death by his former foes, Archbishop Tutu had the gift not just of courage and righteousness but also of timing.
Dec 31, 2021 / Mark Gevisser