Christine Emba
Washington Post
Washington, DC, United States
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Past articles by Christine:
A ‘right to sex’ is not the cure for what ails so many men
What they really crave is intimacy. → Read More
Lost in the college-major-regret story: It’s not about the majors
Look deeper at survey results about college-related dissatisfaction and you’ll find something else at the root of the problem. → Read More
Finally, a billionaire willing to smack back at capitalism
If only more billionaires were as ticked off about the state of the world as Patagonia’s Yvon Chouinard. → Read More
Why ‘longtermism’ isn’t ethically sound
A seductive new philosophy ranks stopping hypothetical future catastrophes over helping people currently on Earth. → Read More
The world is taking America’s decline seriously. We should too.
The United States used to mean Coca-Cola, Levi's, the rule of law. Now, young leaders from across the globe see democratic decline. → Read More
Joe Biden working while covid-sick was not ‘white supremacy’
The too-casual deployment of the term ‘white supremacy’ only saps it of its power. → Read More
Forget the Affleck-Lopez wedding. What about that name change?
That Jennifer Lopez, megastar, took her new husband's surname feels like a statement — but of what? → Read More
We need an American Girl doll who’s going through it – just like us
Even if the moment feels scary, American Girls always come through it in the end. → Read More
A new symbol for the Fourth of July: The active shooter
This is how we mark America’s greatest civic holiday: Flags and fireworks secondary, firearms to the fore. → Read More
Americans need to get better at taking sick days
With many employees either working from home or lacking paid sick leave, taking time to recover is harder than ever. → Read More
It’s alive! (Or is it?)
The controversy over Google’s AI technology raises questions that might be uncomfortable to answer. → Read More
Ohio Republicans’ proposal to arm teachers is an act of cowardice
Rarely has our national religion of individual responsibility been put to such bleak ends. → Read More
You. This is your fault.
It’s time to state the obvious: Inaction on guns — by Americans right and left — is to blame for all this death. → Read More
From the founders of SoulCycle, a new (flawed) kind of church
A venture called Peoplehood — promoting “relational fitness” — reveals the problems with how we’ve tried to fill a spiritual gap. → Read More
Abortion feels hyper-polarized. But what if it’s not?
Data show that the overheated abortion debate doesn't reflect what many Americans actually think. → Read More
Why such a lack of compassion on student debt?
Americans keep defaulting to a zero-sum mind-set. But the more we indulge it, the worse our country becomes. → Read More
Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover bid is ‘peak billionaire’
What would you call it when one fantastically rich person can make decisions with potentially life-changing ramifications for many, many people — based on nothing more than their mood? → Read More
M-I-C-K-E-Y: He’s a groomer, too!
A favorite new conservative talking point is enormously cynical — and may end up backfiring. → Read More
How radical is ‘radical monogamy,’ really?
Another suggested radical monogamy was the progressive version of “the old monogamy of our parents and grandparents doesn’t really work.” To be honest, the article never makes it quite clear what separates “radical” monogamy from, well, the regular old kind, except that some of its adherents tried out polyamory first and didn’t prefer it. Every generation believes itself to be breaking new… → Read More
Consent is not enough. We need a new sexual ethic.
Our consent-first culture has left us liberated – and miserable. Here’s how to fix it. → Read More