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Amanda Taub

Former Vox staff

    Latest articles by Amanda Taub

    Media
    Dear media, when peacekeepers rape African kids, don’t call it a “sex-for-food scandal”Dear media, when peacekeepers rape African kids, don’t call it a “sex-for-food scandal”
    Media

    French peacekeepers are accused of raping children in the Central African Republic. Why does the media call that “sex for food”?

    By Amanda Taub
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    Memo to Twitter trolls: Do not fuck with J. K. RowlingMemo to Twitter trolls: Do not fuck with J. K. Rowling
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    Her response to a misogynistic tweet was perfect.

    By Amanda Taub
    Culture
    This Amy Schumer sketch perfectly captures the way men talking about women sounds to womenThis Amy Schumer sketch perfectly captures the way men talking about women sounds to women
    Culture

    Amy Schumer’s perfect 12 Angry Men parody has everything from dildo jokes to Paul Giamatti crying.

    By Amanda Taub
    archives
    No, Chris Cuomo, the Constitution doesn’t let the government ban hate speechNo, Chris Cuomo, the Constitution doesn’t let the government ban hate speech
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    In which the CNN anchor gets himself in a terrible pickle over the First Amendment.

    By Amanda Taub
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    Should Putin fear Russia’s extremist far right?Should Putin fear Russia’s extremist far right?
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    An expert explains why the war in Ukraine could lead to violence in Russia.

    By Amanda Taub
    Religion
    The real reasons cartoons of Mohammed offend so many MuslimsThe real reasons cartoons of Mohammed offend so many Muslims
    Religion

    The outrage has more to do with identity than theology.

    By Amanda Taub
    Criminal Justice
    The officers charged with killing Freddie Gray face pretty good odds of avoiding prisonThe officers charged with killing Freddie Gray face pretty good odds of avoiding prison
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    Criminal Justice

    When police officers get prosecuted, convictions are rare — and prison time is even rarer.

    By Amanda Taub and Dara Lind
    Criminal Justice
    Baltimore police will face charges for killing Freddie Gray. That’s incredibly rare.Baltimore police will face charges for killing Freddie Gray. That’s incredibly rare.
    Criminal Justice

    Most police officers don’t go to jail for the deaths of civilians. A top civil rights lawyer explains why

    By Amanda Taub and Dara Lind
    World Politics
    Why it’s so controversial to call the Armenian genocide a genocideWhy it’s so controversial to call the Armenian genocide a genocide
    World Politics

    Obama is going to commemorate the Armenian genocide without saying the word “genocide.”

    By Amanda Taub
    Culture
    What Joan and Peggy have learned from the crumbled marriages of Mad MenWhat Joan and Peggy have learned from the crumbled marriages of Mad Men
    Culture

    The women of the show are learning how to define what they want professionally and personally.

    By Amanda Taub