Since the Russian annexation of Crimea in 2014, tensions between Russia and Ukraine have been steadily increasing. The recent February 2022 invasion of Ukraine has turned these tensions into outright war....
The Green Line train rumbles along the tracks as it exits the station at East 63rd Street and South Cottage Grove Avenue just south of UChicago’s campus. Heading north toward downtown, the train...
An internet quote often misattributed to Camus goes: “Should I kill myself, or should I have a cup of coffee?” Although the quote itself is most likely apocryphal, its sentiment rings true....
On the Wednesday before winter quarter 2021 began, a crowd of almost 1,000 rioters from across the United States descended upon the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., brandishing weapons and “Trump...
The University of Chicago’s Crime Lab is premised upon a faith in data and the belief that governments fail to address systemic issues because of the complexities of the issues that communities face....
One of my fondest moments at UChicago was the day my class finally got to walk through Hull Gate, officially welcoming us as full members of the University community. The sky was a bright blue, but everyone’s...
The office of David Axelrod, director of the University of Chicago’s Institute of Politics (IOP), is exactly what you might expect from UChicago’s foremost policy pundit. The wall nearest the...
Content warning: This article contains descriptions of depression, physical and sexual abuse, rape, and attempted suicide.
“You cannot put a Fire out—” begins one of...
On an unremarkable February day, a silver-haired Irish musician from South Bend called joHn Kennedy confidently tells me that the fundamental tradition of folk music is that it’s “just part...
A jazz jam session is like this: You go, week after week, and start out by watching, sizing up the players to see if you can hang. Maybe not; then you go home and practice. Or you feel that tonight is...
It’s a typical August evening in Miami—the temperature hovers around 85 degrees. It’s hard to play baseball in weather like this. The long polyester pants get uncomfortable; the ball...
Many works on climate change focus on the policy-making strategies necessary to prevent the crisis from worsening. In his new book, The Nutmeg’s Curse: Parables for a Planet in Crisis, the much-lauded...
