For the better part of a century, the United States Supreme Court has issued a series of decisions, “the underlying premise of [which is] that the Constitution protects ‘the right of the individual . . . to be free from unwarranted governmental intrusion into . . .
This Essay explores how menopausal bodies are managed and monitored in contemporary U.S. culture. The focus is on two distinct aspects of that management and monitoring: menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) and the burgeoning market for technology-driven menopause products and services.
The COVID-19 pandemic, and the overturning of Roe v. Wade, has intensified the fight for access to medication abortion. I argue that conservative and progressive advocacy over medication abortion are windows into how courts legitimize and delegitimize different types of expertise in the service of political goals.
Black male bodies have long been the subject of special attention from the state. This essay focuses on two government interventions in Black masculinity, dating from the 1960s, and their continuing consequences—including for the criminal justice system, and race and gender justice.
Allow me to begin with a scene from one of my favorite novels of the last twenty years. The novel is Hilary Mantel's 'Bring Up the Bodies,' the second in her award-winning trilogy of historical novels about Thomas Cromwell and King Henry VIII.
COVID-19 is a highly contagious disease caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. The symptoms range from mild to severe, and can even be fatal. As of June 2022, there have been over 85.6 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the United States since the first reported cases in February 2020.
