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Sean Illing

Sean Illing

Host of The Gray Area

    Latest articles by Sean Illing

    Culture
    Why the Constitution is an inherently progressive documentWhy the Constitution is an inherently progressive document
    Culture

    A law professor on how the left can articulate a progressive vision of the Constitution.

    By Sean Illing
    Politics
    How fascism worksHow fascism works
    Politics

    A Yale philosopher on fascism, truth, and Donald Trump.

    By Sean Illing
    Science
    How to get a good night’s sleepHow to get a good night’s sleep
    Science

    A science journalist spent months researching sleep. Here’s what he found.

    By Sean Illing
    Future Perfect
    How to do good betterHow to do good better
    Future Perfect

    The case for effective altruism, according to one of its founders

    By Sean Illing
    Culture
    Why women have better sex under socialism, according to an anthropologistWhy women have better sex under socialism, according to an anthropologist
    Culture

    An interview with Kristen Ghodsee on her provocative thesis.

    By Sean Illing
    Psychology
    Why humans evolved into such good bullshittersWhy humans evolved into such good bullshitters
    Psychology

    A psychologist explains our obsession with other people’s opinions.

    By Sean Illing
    Politics
    Did Trump commit witness tampering by tweet? I asked 9 legal experts.Did Trump commit witness tampering by tweet? I asked 9 legal experts.
    Politics

    Probably, but it’s complicated.

    By Sean Illing
    Politics
    What does Michael Cohen’s plea deal mean for Trump? I asked 9 legal experts.What does Michael Cohen’s plea deal mean for Trump? I asked 9 legal experts.
    Politics

    It’s bad, but it’s not clear how bad it is just yet.

    By Sean Illing
    Politics
    “Schools are segregated because white people want them that way”“Schools are segregated because white people want them that way”
    Politics

    Nikole Hannah-Jones on the persistence of segregation in American life.

    By Sean Illing
    Culture
    The biggest lie we still teach in American history classesThe biggest lie we still teach in American history classes
    Culture

    “The idea that we’re always getting better keeps us from seeing those times when we’re getting worse.”

    By Sean Illing

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