Jesse King

This article was originally published on July 15, 2022. L ooking through an old photo album brings back memories. You’ve probably found that each picture comes with a story attached and deserves a minute of reflection. You can carry the memories even a si... See more

On this week's 51%, we speak with Emory University Professor Miriam Udel about how a 20th Century movement of Yiddish literature strived to help Jewish children make sense of a tumultuous world and shape the future of Jewish culture. Udel’s latest book on... See more

On this week's 51%, we speak with Keene State College Professor Dr. Lisa DiGiovanni about "militarized masculinity," and the connection between authoritarianism, state violence, and misogyny. In her new book, Militarized Masculinity in Spain and Chile, Di... See more

On this week's 51%, we speak with Allison Daminger, professor of sociology at the University of Wisconsin, about her research into "cognitive" household labor, and how couples divvy up the planning, scheduling, and decision-making that goes into raising c... See more

O ctober 13, 2025, was a day of great celebration. Twenty Israelis who had spent two years as hostages under Hamas’s barbaric grip returned to Israel and their loved ones. The haggard men shed tears of joy with their families, and a nation rejoiced. The r... See more