Rachel Lu

Author Archive

  • June 20, 2024
    Simone de Beauvoir identified as a communist for much of her adult life. She was a firm advocate for abortion and artificial contraceptives. As noted by Emina Melonic in...
  • March 28, 2024
    There is a famous story about Elizabeth Anscombe, which kept drifting into my mind as I read Catherine Ruth Pakaluk’s new book, Hannah’s Children. Anscombe was...
  • February 14, 2024
    I entered this calendar year with some fear and trembling. It’s likely to be bumpy. On New Year’s Eve, chopping shallots for our oysters, I found myself reflecting back...
  • January 12, 2024
    Is it time to pitch feminism on the trash heap?  On the right, a growing chorus of voices insists that it is. Anti-feminism is in vogue, giving rise to a slew of new books and...
  • January 9, 2024
    As a kid, I remember thinking it was pathetic. Why did diehard sports fans stick with their teams through thick and thin, despite years of disappointment and grief? Those grizzled,...