by Lauren Pope — A woman is facing the death penalty. Her crime? Liking a post. Azar Yahoo, 38, was arrested in Mashhad by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and charged with “collaboration with a hostile state.” Her actual offense was placing heart stickers on social media posts and expressing joy over the reported death of Ali Khamenei. She is being held without a lawyer, without contact with her family, and without broad public knowledge of her situation. We can at leas

by Lauren Pope — Yesterday, Renee Good was killed by an ICE agent who shot her three times at point blank range. Many videos released yesterday show her turning away from the agent. I am going to temporarily set aside the question of whether this was a justified use of force, because focusing on that question obscures a larger and more important one. Why was ICE in Minneapolis at all? This was not a neutral or routine law enforcement interaction. Paramilitary federal agents h

by Lauren Pope — These resources help families of all backgrounds understand why nuclear disarmament matters for human dignity and the...

by Lauren Pope — There’s an image from my childhood that is forever embedded in my brain: a teenage girl, covered in blood, being carted...

by Lauren Pope — AI is not your friend. Unfortunately, it’s quite good at pretending otherwise. LLMs are very skilled at mirroring your...

by Lauren Pope — By now you’ve probably heard of the tragic bombing of an IVF clinic in California. The explosion killed the bomber and...

by Lauren Pope — Content warning: discussion of porn and sexual violence My husband showed me a video a few days ago that depicted Jerry...

by Lauren Pope — Like Jessa Duggar, I had a dilation and curettage (D&C) procedure performed after a missed miscarriage. And — despite...