Brooke Gladstone

Gretchen Carlson's lawsuit against Roger Ailes has exposed years of sexual harassment and a culture of intimidation and surveillance. 

We explore the origins of the notion that Hillary Clinton is "hiding something." 

Trigger warnings have become the object of much mockery. Why one professor believes they're vital. 

Critics say safe spaces and trigger warnings inhibit free expression. A UChicago graduate on why he believes they enable it. 

From rousing campaign songs to sinister attack ad backdrops, a look at the evolution of music in presidential campaigns.

A University of Chicago law professor on threats to free speech on American college campuses. 

What is the point of sports? How important is the biological distinction between men and women? These questions are wrapped up in the coverage of Olympics athlete Caster Semenya. 

The Rio Olympics proceeded without major hiccups, belying the media's doomsday lead-up coverage. But were the Games a success for the residents of Rio?

The state map of Louisiana is an iconic shape: a boot, a large L in the American South. But it's also a lie that obscures a huge environmental threat.

It took mainstream media several days to catch on to the latest historically destructive floods in Louisiana. Was it just bad timing or evidence of a greater lack of understanding?

Stories about the imperiled publishing industry have become so familiar that it was something of a shock when publishers reported marked growth in 2015. 

Years before adult coloring books were whimsical stress relievers, they were objects of political subversion. 

Driven by the desire to amass a beautiful library of rare books, a bibliophile becomes a notorious thief.  

Why are pundits like Bill Kristol still paid for their botch prognostications?

You've heard that money buys elections. But if most of it is used on ineffective television ads, then what is it really buying? 

Trump is not Putin's puppet -- and the media narrative that he is only distracts from the true implications of a Trump presidency. 

Debunking the myths and quelling the fears surrounding migration. 

Professor Doug Massey walks us through the myths and misconceptions surrounding immigration in America for Part Two of our Breaking News Consumer’s Handbook: Migration Edition.

How to "make America safe again”...when the numbers say America has already been getting safer.

Coup attempts don't come up that often. But when they do, be prepared with these tips for avoiding the war of narratives.