Plagiarism Allegations Against Claudine Gay Readers discuss an investigation into Harvard’s president. Also: The Bronx Defenders; undoing Roe v. Wade; buying cashmere.
Mongolians Are Circus Stars All Over the World, Except at Home Contortionists and acrobats with celestial skills train in squalid conditions as the promise of a former sumo wrestler to restore the national circus to its past glory has gone mostly unfulfilled.
Demand for Cashmere Has Environmental Consequences Expanding herds of cashmere goats are causing severe damage to grasslands on the Mongolian plateau in Central Asia.
An 8-Year-Old Is at the Heart of a Fight Over Tibetan Buddhism He may have to defend the faith in Mongolia against pressure from China’s ruling Communist Party.
Here’s What to Know About Tensions Over Tibetan Buddhism Much centers on the question of who gets to choose the successor of the Dalai Lama when he dies.