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Here are the 2025 Pulitzer Prize winners.

Here are the 2025 Pulitzer Prize winners.

By Brittany Allen | May 5, 2025

Why the Legal Profession Needs to Resist Donald Trump’s Authoritarian Intimidation Tactics

Why the Legal Profession Needs to Resist Donald Trump’s Authoritarian Intimidation Tactics

The Constitution Won Round One. Will Big Law Show Up for Round Two?

By Aron Solomon | May 5, 2025

Dogs Through the Ages: A Creative History of a Faithful Human Companion

Dogs Through the Ages: A Creative History of a Faithful Human Companion

Jessica Poundstone Explores Canine Depictions in Art From Across the World

By Jessica Poundstone | May 5, 2025

From MLMs to Nuclear War: <br>10 Great Nonfiction Books to Read in May

From MLMs to Nuclear War:
10 Great Nonfiction Books to Read in May

Featuring Work by Bridget Read, Amanda Hess, Robert Macfarlane, and More

By Literary Hub | May 2, 2025

A brief literary history of May Day.

A brief literary history of May Day.

Happy International Worker's Day!

By Brittany Allen | May 1, 2025

Portraits of Power: Inside the Legacy Left by Ancient Rome’s Most Famous Emperors

Portraits of Power: Inside the Legacy Left by Ancient Rome’s Most Famous Emperors

Tom Holland on the Lasting Influence of “The Lives of the Caesars”

By Tom Holland | May 1, 2025

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Unfree Minds: How Nazi Germany Perfected the Art of Inducing Fear

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How Baseball Shaped Black Communities in Reconstruction-Era America

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Darkest Nights: On the Literal Dreams of German Jews During Hitler’s Rise to Power

By Zoe Roth | April 30, 2025

How London’s Great Plague Planted the Seeds For Future Scientific Advancements

How London’s Great Plague Planted the Seeds For Future Scientific Advancements

Thomas Levenson on the Dubious Yet Important Science of 17th-Century Medicine

By Thomas Levenson | April 30, 2025

Tracing the Journey of World War II's Stolen and Looted Objects

Tracing the Journey of World War II's Stolen and Looted Objects

Elisabeth Dini on the Decades-Long Legal Battles to Recover Long-Lost Valuables and Heirlooms

By Elisabeth Dini | April 29, 2025

75 Years Ago, <em>The Martian Chronicles</em> Legitimized Science Fiction

75 Years Ago, The Martian Chronicles Legitimized Science Fiction

Sam Weller on Ray Bradbury’s Underappreciated Classic

By Sam Weller | April 28, 2025

A Deeply Globalized Ancient World: On William Dalrymple’s <em>The Golden Road</em>

A Deeply Globalized Ancient World: On William Dalrymple’s The Golden Road

Alok A. Khorana Explores the Millenia-Long Cultural Connections Between India and Eurasia

By Alok A. Khorana | April 28, 2025

Uncovering the Forgotten: The Struggle For Trans History, From Nazi Germany to Today

Uncovering the Forgotten: The Struggle For Trans History, From Nazi Germany to Today

Milo Todd on Writing Historical Fiction in an Era of Alternative Facts

By Milo Todd | April 28, 2025

What Can a 17th-Century English Doctor Teach Us About Embracing Uncertainty?

What Can a 17th-Century English Doctor Teach Us About Embracing Uncertainty?

Cutter Wood on Thomas Browne and the Joys of Exploring What We Don't Know

By Cutter Wood | April 28, 2025

Nanny As Nuisance: How Caregivers Disrupt the Fiction of the Nuclear Family

Nanny As Nuisance: How Caregivers Disrupt the Fiction of the Nuclear Family

Hannah Zeavin Explores the Class, Racial and Gender Dynamics of Childcare in the United States

By Hannah Zeavin | April 25, 2025

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