Jumbled in the Common Box

Passages is a place to gather around philosophy, poetry, and novels to explore ideas and build community together.

The community for those who believe that a free society is worth fighting for.

A newsletter for big-picture thinking about autocracy and threats to democracy around the world

A newsletter about ideas, literature and the arts

democracy and dictatorship, Russia and Ukraine, America and Europe, local and global, past and present

Based in Taiwan, we write about culture, politics, religion, & daily life. We're locally rooted and draw on our expertise in history, law, and advocacy. We've been recognized as one of the leading English-language publications covering Taiwan.

Girlhood in the Modern World

Why has the world become more gender equal? Why are some societies more gender equal than others?

Professor CEU Vienna