By Monica Muñoz Martinez As the Trump Administration focuses on expansion of border patrol agents by lowering recruitment and admission …
History Teaches Us Not to Reduce Policing Standards
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What’s New in Studies of Early 20th-Century China?
By Jeffrey Wasserstrom It’s easy to imagine a book on the trafficking of people in China around a hundred years …
Xue Generis: Can Xue and the Dangers of Literary Exceptionalism
By Amanda DeMarco “Can Xue’s works are truly exceptional,” Can Xue assures us. China’s most prominent author of experimental fiction …
Lisa Ko’s The Leavers and the Devastation of the Deportation Machine
An interactive map on The GEO Group’s website bears 74 green dots. These represent the 74 for-profit correctional facilities — …
American Myths: Teaching Immigrants in the Age of Trump
By Jamie Odeneal An effective teacher ensures that all students meet high standards while also responding to their needs as …
Remembering Bill: On William McPherson (1933-2017)
By Sam Hall Kaplan The recent death of book editor and writer William McPherson prompts heartfelt memories of a moment …
Best of April
Dearest supporters, readers, and friends: They say April is the coolest month. (That’s how it goes, right?) Well it was …
