Claire's Weekly Letter

Claire’s Weekly Letter: The Comforts of Catastrophe

We start the week with a hilarious essay from Julie Bindel, who recounts her days as a feminist activist in 1980s Britain. Explaining that hypochondria and performative disability are nothing new in these circles, Bindel puts the fragility of today’s activist movements into historical context. Lesbian Fragility, Then and

Claire's Weekly Letter: A Dish in the Sink

A man leaves a dish in the sink. By the end of the night he has been accused of gaslighting, told he lacks emotional intelligence, and sent to sleep on the sofa. Our first feature this week comes from Steve Salerno asks a hard question: has a profession that once

Claire's Weekly Letter: A Bright September Day

Claire's Weekly Letter: Naked in America

Claire's Weekly Letter: The autism epidemic that wasn't

Claire's Weekly Letter: Punished for Truth-Seeking

Claire's Weekly Letter: What We Take on Trust

Claire's Weekly Letter: Cowardice at Cambridge

Claire's Weekly Letter: Truths About Men and Women

Claire's Weekly Letter: Hormuz and Homer

Claire's Weekly Letter: Wars of Choice

Claire's Weekly Letter: Soccer, Sartre, and the Sixties

Claire's Weekly Letter: Celebrating 250 Years of America

Claire's Weekly Letter: Managed Decline, Unmanaged Heat

Claire's Weekly Letter: Perceptions of Weakness