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A Naked Singularity

It means everything because sentencing like Physics and other sciences builds on what came before so that the worse your past was, the worse your present will be, and… More

Tyranny of Parents: Banning Shel Silverstein

Warning: What you are about to read contains profanity, vile, morbid, and anti-parent material, suggestive illustrations, subliminal messages that glorify Satan, suicide, cannibalism, disrespect for truth and legitimate authority,… More

How Brave Are You?

What would you do if your neighbors faced annihilation? PEN's Freedom to Write Program Coordinator Sarah Hoffman on the Newbery Award-winning Number the Stars. More

The Shaman of Ice Cream

On Monday, September 23, 2013, Sherman Alexie participated in a live conversation with PEN America and Director of the Office of Intellectual Freedom at the ALA, Barbara Jones. This… More

Are Britons Private?

Executive Director of English PEN Jo Glanville speaks about British culture and PEN's landmark lawsuit fighting government surveillance in the UK. More