Christine Emba

Washington, D.C.

Columnist focused on ideas and society

Education: Princeton University, AB in public and international affairs

Christine Emba writes about ideas for The Washington Post's Opinions section. She is the author of "Rethinking Sex: A Provocation." Before coming to The Post in 2015, Christine was the Hilton Kramer Fellow in Criticism at the New Criterion and a deputy editor at the Economist Intelligence Unit, focusing on technology and innovation. She grew up in Virginia and holds an A.B. in public and international affairs from Princeton University.
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    ‘Is it harder to be a man today?’ | Opinions

    Columnist Christine Emba hits the streets to find out what being a man is like nowadays and what constitutes positive masculinity.

    July 10, 2023

    Men are lost. Here’s a map out of the wilderness.

    No one's offering men a model except the right. It's time for a new plan.

    July 10, 2023

    Two Black columnists discuss college after affirmative action

    Affirmative action is gone. Columnists Christine Emba and Perry Bacon Jr. discuss the ruling and what it means for diversity on campus.

    June 30, 2023

    What we’re talking about: SCOTUS on affirmative action

    Opinions Columnists Christine Emba and Perry Bacon Jr. react to the Supreme Court striking down affirmative action in college admissions.

    June 29, 2023

    Why do Americans want guns? It comes down to one word.

    Is "an armed society a polite society," as the NRA would have it? Or is it no society at all?

    May 15, 2023

    How alarming are Florida’s higher-ed reforms? Students weigh in.

    On the University of Florida campus in Gainesville, students and teachers worry about threats to education.

    April 19, 2023

    For a snapshot of the culture wars, watch a school board meeting

    School board meetings remain, despite all interruptions, some of the most accessible venues for civic engagement in America.

    March 7, 2023

    What are America’s priorities? Ask the fashion world.

    In the clothes we wear, all of us convey something about who we are — and what we think.

    February 16, 2023

    How do you stop abortion? Here’s what antiabortion marchers told me.

    Marchers for life record their strategies for ending abortion in America.

    January 26, 2023

    In search of clarity and fresh air, roller skating into the new year

    In 2023, I'm committing to roller skating — the antidote to the screens, lethargy and distractions of modern life.

    January 1, 2023