Writing

I have published reporting, commentary, and write-ups of my scientific research with publications including the Washington Post, The Nation, Zeteo, Slate, Defector, Bolts, Truthout, New York Daily News, Protean, Inquest, and Current Affairs. A full list of my work published by The Appeal can be found here. I’ve also been invited as a guest for broadcast shows like Hill Rising, Citations Needed, Millennials Are Killing Capitalism, and The End of Sport.

Below, you can find a selection of my essays and reported work.

Essays and Commentary

  • “Palestinian Liberation and Police Abolition Go Hand In Hand,” The Nation, 2024
  • “Don’t Believe What You’re Being Told About ‘Campus Antisemitism’,” Zeteo, 2024
  • “Our Evidence-Based Obsession,” Inquest, 2023
  • “Safer Spaces,” Protean, 2023
  • “Prison Abolition Is Pragmatic,” Defector, 2023
  • “What the Media Gets Wrong About Last Year’s Uptick in Murders,” Slate, 2021
  • “Policing Can’t End Violence in the U.S., but Reparations Might,” Current Affairs, 2020
  • “Cuomo’s Bail Reform Reversal Risks Explosive Coronavirus Spread in Jails,” Slate, 2020

Reporting

  • “The Cops at the Capitol,” The Appeal, 2021
    • Cited by more than 40 news outlets
  • “New York Ends a Punishment that Traps People in Poverty,” The Appeal Political Report, 2021
  • “It’s Feudalism, Pure Exploitation,” The Appeal, 2020.
  • “COVID-19 Outbreak Feared at Massachusetts Prison After Incarcerated Man Collapses In Kitchen,” Shadowproof, 2020
  • “People Held in New York Prison Say They Face Abuse After Guard in Their Unit Tested Positive for COVID-19,” The Appeal, 2020

Science Writing

  • “Malpractice or best practice? The fight over ‘rigor’ in criminal justice reform,” Scatterplot, 2024
  • “A Police Stop Is Enough to Make Someone Less Likely to Vote,” Bolts, 2023
  • “Getting a traffic ticket makes you less likely to vote, research finds,” Washington Post, 2022