DARE: ‘Like Air, I’ll Rise’: Ilhan Omar and Others on Words to Conquer Hate
Writers join Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-MN) in pushing back on the president's racist hatred with poetry, in a series curated by the Guardian and PEN... More
DARE: How a Trump Tariff is Strangling American Newspapers
Trump Administration's tariff on the price of Canadian-produced paper drives up the cost of newsprint. More
DARE: How a Trump ‘love child’ rumor roiled the media
More emerges on National Enquirer's owner buying and spiking potentially damaging stories about Donald Trump. The odd spectacle of news organizations acknowledging their restraint in reporting a story, but… More
DARE: Trump says “a lot of justice” needs to be fixed, after “laughing stock” remarks
President Trump repeats denigrating comments about U.S. judicial system he called “laughing stock.” Mr. Trump said the U.S. needs to get tougher in protecting the country and be less… More
Suspension of Jemele Hill After White House Pressure Sets Concerning Precedent for Critical Expression
PEN America regrets ESPN's decision to suspend commentator Jemele Hill over her tweets regarding responses to NFL players' protests. More
DARE: Examining the Factors Surrounding Jemele Hill‘s Suspension by ESPN
ESPN suspends sports anchor Jemele Hill for calling for consumers to direct their opposition to the Dallas Cowboys and their advertisers after team owner Jerry Jones pledges to bench... More
DARE: Conservatives, liberals unite against Silicon Valley
With Democrats talking tough about applying antitrust scrutiny to “Big Tech” and Republicans condemning internet firms for their snap judgments about who gets to say what online, tech is… More
Recommended Reading: Literary Sports Writing
These works of literary sports writing discuss much more than games. Award judges Joel Drucker, Chad Harbach, and Jackie MacMullan have chosen the following nine titles for the PEN/ESPN… More
Sick and Tired of Dennis Rodman
I am tired of his body. I am tired of his body parts—those that are pierced, and those (few) that are not (yet) pierced. I am tired of his… More