Lydia Polgreen

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Restoring the Past Won’t Liberate Palestine

When is ‘decolonization’ helpful? And when does it set us back?

A Midwestern Republican Stands Up for Trans Rights

Ohio’s governor reminds Republicans that they’re supposed to support parents’ rights, even if their children are trans.

We Aren’t Failing Trans Kids by Giving Them the Freedom to Choose

The panic over transgender children is driven by the fear that they’ll regret transitioning. But freedom to make mistakes is core to being human.

This Photograph of Dead Palestinian Children Demands to Be Seen

The news media doesn’t often publish graphic images of dead children. But this photograph must be seen.

President Biden Should Call for Israel to Exercise Restraint

The president’s experience should lead him to counsel Israel to exercise restraint. Will he?

No, We Shouldn’t Make This Meeting a Walk

Walking is a solo activity, and no one is going to convince me otherwise.

Why the Indigo Girls Are So Popular Right Now

Why everyone is listening to a lesbian folk-rock duo from the early 1990s all of a sudden.

Can Good Journalism Change the World?

The work of conflict journalism is now more dangerous than ever. Does it still serve a purpose?

Don’t Be Fooled by the Fake Uproar Over Woke Capitalism

Companies embrace progressive values to expand their market share while at the same time obscuring their raw political power.

Death and Displacement Return to Darfur

The violent conflict in Sudan is expanding quickly.
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