Conor Friedersdorf

“I regard pornography as the fast food of sex: A little bit here and there won’t hurt anyone, but it’s not something to consume regularly,” one reader argues.

Plus: A revisionist history of <em>Beavis and Butt-Head</em>

A lawsuit alleging racial discrimination in Penn State’s approach to DEI can go to trial, and could shape the future of diversity programs on campus.

“It is painful to watch as our once-proud newspaper has become a shell nearly devoid of meaningful content,” one reader says.

If reasonable people disengage from politics, the zealots win.

Trump brings out the worst in Americans. Nikki Haley wouldn’t.

An orphan’s unlikely journey from foster care to Yale, and its lessons for the upper crust

How should public institutions in a diverse society treat identity?

Assessing a debate about a controversial hiring practice

What happens when protest culture and antidiscrimination law keep coming into conflict?