The meme-ification of the justice was just one part of the brand-driven, girl-bossed, leaned-in conception of women’s freedom in which it incubated.

Why do we watch dramas about right-wing women?

It's been a half-century since Gloria Steinem exposed the outrageous working conditions at Hugh Hefner's club. Playboy has changed—but have we?

Moderate liberals and conservatives complain about the contemporary focus on suffering. But such activism is central to American democracy.