Emily Bazelon

Journalist & lecturer

Long an expert commentator on US law and politics, Emily Bazelon came to prominence with her smart analysis on Slate’s political podcast, commenting on the rollercoaster ride of the Trump years and his tearing up of norms and conventions. Now that attention has turned to the US Supreme Court’s recent controversial judgments on abortion, guns and religion in schools, Bazelon has been offering expert and clear insight on what can be an arcane and polarising subject. A journalist for the New York Times magazine, she also recently wrote a ground-breaking piece on children changing gender— one of the first of its kind in the US. She lectures at Yale.