Emily Bazelon
Staff Writer, The New York Times Magazine; Truman Capote Fellow for Creative Writing and Law, Yale Law School
Emily Bazelon is a staff writer at The New York Times Magazine. She is also the Truman Capote Fellow of Creative Writing and Law at Yale Law School and a co-host of the “Political Gabfest,” a podcast from Slate. Bazelon is the author of the new book, Charged: The New Movement to Transform American Prosecution and End Mass Incarceration.Her previous book is the best-seller Sticks and Stones: Defeating the Culture of Bullying and Rediscovering the Power of Character and Empathy. Prior to joining the Times Magazine, Bazelon was a writer and editor at Slate, where she co-founded the women’s section, DoubleX.
Previously
This term, the Supreme Court will decide landmark cases involving partisan gerrymandering, the census, abortion, voting rights, and free speech. With Chief Justice John Robert...
Criminal justice reform is gaining momentum across the country in the hope of turning the page on the era of mass incarceration. But even the best possible laws must be carrie...
Gather together to watch the 2020 presidential primary season kick off with the first night of the official Democratic primary debate. What issues will dominate the discussion...
After The Atlantic ran a cover story with the headline “Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation of Kids?” a spate of stories and opinion pieces followed. The media was flooded...
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A general relaxation of sexual morals has run headlong into a decades-old push to protect children and teens—not only from predators, but from themselves. The results are some...
As mainstream attitudes about sex and relationships are seemingly more casual than ever, precise communication between individuals is increasingly paramount. What's the state...
Stephen Colbert says, "Everybody should listen to the Slate 'Political Gabfest.'" Featuring Slate's Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz, the Gabfest is the kind of...