s.e. smith

smith is a National Magazine Award–winning essayist and journalist

Recent Articles

Why It's a Mistake to Call Those Anti-LGBTQ Laws 'Don't Say Gay'

At least 16 states, including Florida, Ohio, Missouri, Tennessee, Louisiana, and Alabama, have introduced or passed “parental rights” legislation that bars discussion of LGBTQ subjects in schools. Specifically, educators are not allowed to instruct students...

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Who Gets to Count as a Health Care Expert?

Americans are emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic like survivors of a wildfire surveying an unfamiliar landscape. As we take stock of what’s left, we are forced to rebuild, but we need not simply restore what...

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Why Are We Upset About a Dog When Thousands Are Dying of Ebola?

3,439 people have died of Ebola in West Africa. But what we all care about is the case of Excalibur the dog

By s.e. smith

Subway Thinks You're Too Fat for Your Halloween Costume

Subway has built up an entire empire around shaming people into losing weight

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Disabled Teens Should Also Have Access to Birth Control

Leaving disabled teens without access to reproductive health tools (and sexual education) means that they can be exposed to higher risks than their peers

By s.e. smith

Privileged Parents Are Driving Vaccine Refusal

Why, in the face of science and the good of the commons, are people still refusing to vaccinate their children?

By s.e. smith
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