The Censoring of Peng Shuai
In November, Peng Shuai — one of China’s most popular tennis stars — took to Chinese social media to accuse Zhang Gaoli, who was a member of China’s seven-member ruling committee, of sexually assaulti...
10 Dec 202127min
‘Kids Are Dying. How Are These Sites Still Allowed?’
This episode contains details about suicide deaths and strong language. A few years ago, a website about suicide appeared. On it, not only do people talk about wanting to die, but they share, at great...
9 Dec 202133min
Why Ukraine Matters to Vladimir Putin
The Russian military is on the move toward the border with Ukraine, with American intelligence suggesting that Moscow is preparing for an offensive involving some 175,000 troops.Could the moves herald...
8 Dec 202126min
A New Strategy for Prosecuting School Shootings
Last week, after a shooting at Oxford High School in the suburbs of Detroit that left four teenagers dead, local prosecutors decided on a novel legal strategy that would extend criminal culpability be...
7 Dec 202123min
The Trial of Ghislaine Maxwell
This episode contains descriptions of self-harm and alleged sexual abuse.When Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide in a federal jail, dozens of his alleged victims lost their chance to bring him to justice...
6 Dec 202132min
The Sunday Read: ‘The Emily Ratajkowski You’ll Never See’
In her book, “My Body,” Emily Ratajkowski reflects on her fraught relationship with the huge number of photographs of her body that have come to define her life and career.Some essays recount the auth...
5 Dec 202137min
The Life and Legacy of Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Sondheim died last week at his home in Roxbury, Conn. He was 91.For six decades, Mr. Sondheim, a composer-lyricist whose works include “Sweeney Todd” and “Into the Woods,” transformed musical ...
3 Dec 202134min
The Supreme Court Considers the Future of Roe
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court heard a case that was a frontal challenge to Roe v. Wade, the nearly 50-year-old decision that established a constitutional right to abortion.The case in front of the j...
2 Dec 202125min
