John W. W. Zeiser and Mansoor Khan discuss the history of Prop 13, and its implications on the current UTLA strike.

Douglas A. Kysar contributes to the Provocations series, in conjunction with UCI’s “Fire and Ice: The Shifting Narratives of Climate Change” conference.

Call the bruise the contusion of one world onto another. I only saw the bruise the morning after I was …

Peter Gleick for the Provocations series, in conjunction with UCI’s “Fire & Ice: The Shifting Narrative of Climate Change” conference.

Peggy Weil contributes to the Provocations series, in conjunction with UCI’s “Fire and Ice: The Shifting Narratives of Climate Change” conference.

Natalia Winkelman assesses the role of violence in pop stardom in Brady Corbet's "Vox Lux."

In the style of the New York Times "By the Book" series, Jeffrey Wasserstrom questions Ian Rankin about his varied musical tastes.

Andy Fitch speaks with former Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff about digital vulnerability and his recent book "Exploding Data."

Olive answers a writer whose friend is a little too familiar with the taste of fine whine.

David Stromberg reflects on the funeral of Aharon Appelfeld who died in January of 2018.