Arzu Geybulla believes it’s imperative that people speak up for journalists’ rights — not just in the United States, but throughout the globe. “We live
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Azerbaijan may not sound familiar to some of you. It is a relatively small country, sandwiched between Russia, Iran, Caspian Sea to its east, Georgia,
When someone visits the doctor these days, they don’t just take the diagnosis at face value — they go online and get a second opinion.
Just as the neutral term “politics” — the art or science of government or governing — has become a pejorative over time, so too has
In the midst of a new, tumultuous political climate, Jay Rosen believes that journalists are under attack — but it didn’t begin with the 2016
“We don’t submit to terror,” President Frank Underwood intones, directly addressing the viewer as he breaks the fourth wall. “We make the terror.” It is
In following a former MI5 director general’s stark warnings of impending geopolitical catastrophe, horror movie buff Adam Lowenstein had his work cut out for him
Art makes truth easier to swallow. “We as people, individually and as a society, often want to ignore the truth,” said Beau Willimon, screenwriter and
Horror films can often be discounted as vehicles for mindless entertainment and cheap thrills. Adam Lowenstein wants people to think about them more deeply and,
“The land of the stiff upper lip.” “Keep calm and carry on.” “They always grumble, but they never worry.” Dame Stella Rimington had a lot
What does cinematic horror have to tell us about the horrors of history? To speak of history’s horrors, or historical trauma, is to recognize events
Standing before the image of an old, white, bearded man, Shaun King began his lecture. The portrait’s significance, though not immediately discernable, would quickly be
For someone speaking about fear, Dame Stella Rimington actually hasn’t had a lot of firsthand exposure to the topic. “I feel quite uncomfortable about this
Shaun King fights every day. Using social media, his position as senior justice writer at New York Daily News, and his role as a political
Dan Ariely kept a straight face through his lecture, but he still got emotional onstage — figuratively, at least. “I want to talk today about
New York Times best-selling author Dan Ariely’s mission in life is to figure out when humans make decisions outside of their best interest, what causes