Noah Berlatsky

"I believe that, in order to address these problems, we need to first understand how we got here."

Conservative fetishization of the past is myopic, simplistic, and mean-spirited—but progressives can be too quick to cede tradition.

Sex and bodies don't clarify gender; they confuse the issue.

Why should prostitution be illegal? And, more specifically why should male prostitution be illegal?

With the death of Leonard Nimoy, it's a good moment to pay tribute to (and question) his most famous character.

To understand this debate, it's important to consider historical context.

Bus ads comparing Muslims to Hitler have been replaced with images of a superhero. And not just any superhero.

"The look on Miley's face during Nicki Minaj's savage, expletive-laden rant says it all," Salon tweeted the day after the VMAs. Less than 140 characters, but still enough to link a black woman to a longstanding racial slur.

Art without politics actually results in a sweeping Puritanism. For art to have power, it needs to engage with power, with politics.

Illicit passions aren't less enjoyable because they're illicit. Quite the contrary.