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The Rosebud Review No. 6: Marital Assets, Now With Better Margins
Every week, The Lemur’s editors-in-chief handpick a few things worth holding on to. Consider this your quick break from the incessant pull of Instagram Reels. Tolstoy once wrote that “every unhappy family is unhappy…
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The Rosebud Review No. 5: The (AI) Odyssey Continues
Every week, The Lemur’s editors-in-chief handpick a few things worth holding on to. Consider this your quick break from the incessant pull of Instagram Reels. We are loath to announce we’re discussing AI in…
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Future of The Lemur: Mission Statement
The Lemur was always supposed to be more than just a magazine. Duke needed one of those, to be sure. It needed a place for students to wrestle with difficult issues through writing—and to…
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The Rosebud Review No. 4: Do Androids Dream of a SAG Card?
Every week, The Lemur’s editors-in-chief handpick a few things worth holding on to. Consider this your quick break from the incessant pull of Instagram Reels. There’s a strange news item that begs our attention.…
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America 250: A Sneak Peek
The Lemur‘s America 250-themed print issue is due to hit shelves soon. Before then, we thought we’d give devoted Lemur readers—who have stuck with us after the past couple of dry posting months—a sneak peek at what we’ve been working on this semester. The following are 250-word articles on overlooked, underappreciated, or unique moments in American history. So far, America 250 culture has been disappointing, ranging from predictable political appropriation to anodyne reflections on Bunker Hill and the “arc of the moral universe.” At The Lemur, we went in a different direction: starting not from the premise that our country…
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Democracy Is Not a Gamble: Why I Defend Germany’s Brandmauer
From my own experience working in the European Parliament, I have seen AfD representatives repeatedly fail to engage in serious legislative work.
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Saving the Missing Middle: Multi-Member Congressional Districts
Transitioning from single- to multi-member congressional districts would help restore political competitiveness and better represent voters.
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Kids Aren’t Bored Anymore. Here’s Why.
Ensuring kids can take a break from technology and have space to practice creative thinking sets them up for future success.
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