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On the Vital Importance of Preserving the Most Obscure—and Endangered—of the World’s Many Languages

On the Vital Importance of Preserving the Most Obscure—and Endangered—of the World’s Many Languages

Lorna Gibb Considers How Language Shapes Identities, Worldviews and Societies Across the Globe

By Lorna Gibb | April 23, 2025

How Christian Missionaries Sought to Erase Native American Culture and Identity

How Christian Missionaries Sought to Erase Native American Culture and Identity

Mary Annette Pember on the Church-State Collaboration That Led to Systematic Displacement Throughout the 19th Century

By Mary Annette Pember | April 23, 2025

The Acid Queen: Rosemary Woodruff Leary, the Invisible Woman of Western Psychedelia

The Acid Queen: Rosemary Woodruff Leary, the Invisible Woman of Western Psychedelia

Susannah Cahalan on the Disappearing Acts and Unseen Influences of Timothy Leary’s Wife

By Susannah Cahalan | April 23, 2025

What if the final meeting between V.P. Vance and Pope Francis took place in a Dan Brown novel?

What if the final meeting between V.P. Vance and Pope Francis took place in a Dan Brown novel?

By James Folta | April 22, 2025

Following in Elephants’ Footsteps: Packing for a Congo Expedition in the 1800s, and Now

Following in Elephants’ Footsteps: Packing for a Congo Expedition in the 1800s, and Now

Sophy Roberts Examines the Travelogues and Expeditions of Nineteenth-Century Europeans

By Sophy Roberts | April 22, 2025

Here’s everything that’s making us happy <em> this </em> week.

Here’s everything that’s making us happy this week.

By Brittany Allen | April 18, 2025

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Copaganda on the News: On the Crucial Stories the Media Ignores

By Alec Karakatsanis | April 18, 2025

On the Enduring Power of Charles Reznikoff’s Holocaust, 50 Years Later

By Nick Ripatrazone | April 18, 2025

How the Cherokee Nation Used Diplomacy to Resist Subordination

By David Narrett | April 17, 2025

On the Real-Life Story of Deep-Cover Russian Spies Living As American Families

On the Real-Life Story of Deep-Cover Russian Spies Living As American Families

Shaun Walker on the Past and Present of a Classic Cold War Espionage Operation

By Shaun Walker | April 16, 2025

“A Mystery Novel Like No Other Before.” On Josephine Tey’s <em>The Daughter of Time</em>

“A Mystery Novel Like No Other Before.” On Josephine Tey’s The Daughter of Time

Sarah Weinman in Praise of an Innovative and Timeless Work of Detective Fiction

By Sarah Weinman | April 16, 2025

Religion Meets the Swinging Sixties: How Western Christianity Confronted a Decade of Change

Religion Meets the Swinging Sixties: How Western Christianity Confronted a Decade of Change

Diarmaid MacCulloch Explores the Relationship Between Ecclesiastical Tradition and New Morality

By Diarmaid MacCulloch | April 16, 2025

“A Source of Amyuzmint.” On the Use of Bad Spelling in Early American Comedy

“A Source of Amyuzmint.” On the Use of Bad Spelling in Early American Comedy

Gabe Henry Considers the Creative Intentions and Class-Based Undertones Behind Phonetic Writing

By Gabe Henry | April 16, 2025

The Timeless, Timely Folk Novel: On Writing Fiction Influenced by Folk Songs

The Timeless, Timely Folk Novel: On Writing Fiction Influenced by Folk Songs

Seán Hewitt Explores Folk's Constant, Changing Repository of Stories

By Seán Hewitt | April 15, 2025

The Trump administration is coming for American history. Here's what we can do to fight back.

The Trump administration is coming for American history. Here's what we can do to fight back.

Meet the non-profit fighting to protect the archive from "truth and sanity."

By Brittany Allen | April 14, 2025

Beyond Institutions: Why Black Empowerment Must Bridge the Opportunity Gap

Beyond Institutions: Why Black Empowerment Must Bridge the Opportunity Gap

Andre M. Perry on the Ongoing Struggle For Racial, Social and Economic Justice in America

By Andre M. Perry | April 14, 2025

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