Social media has made the concept of friendship ever more confusing. Sure, 560 people follow me on Instagram. Sure, I have 700 friends on WeChat. But how many of them do I actually care about, and how...
On April 9, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio declared a public health emergency after a measles outbreak hit the region, infecting 285 people, of which 21 were hospitalized.
This outbreak, and others...
As women on college campuses, we receive constant reminders that we are in danger when we travel solo. This is a seemingly stagnant reality that we feel forced to accept.
Uber and Lyft provided an...
This is the first column in “Failed Policy,” a series examining the history of drugs and drug policy in the United States since its founding.
Marijuana has a long and interesting history in the...
During its 242 years of existence, the U.S. has elected 45 presidents, all male and almost all white. The only Oval Office position held by a female commander-in-chief is in fiction. From the calculating...
