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A Brief History of the Political Essay

A Brief History of the Political Essay

From Swift to Woolf, David Bromwich Considers an Evolving Genre

By David Bromwich | October 22, 2020

On Turn-of-the-Century Suffrage Cookbooks, Trojan Horse For Women's Equality

On Turn-of-the-Century Suffrage Cookbooks, Trojan Horse For Women's Equality

In Which One Might Learn How to Make "Pie for a Suffragist’s Doubting Husband."

By Laura Kumin | October 22, 2020

Chiraag Bains on Voter Suppression and the Kinds of Change We Can Make Now

Chiraag Bains on Voter Suppression and the Kinds of Change We Can Make Now

From The Quarantine Tapes Podcast with Paul Holdengräber

By The Quarantine Tapes | October 22, 2020

On Voting: It's Always the Most Important Election of Your Life

On Voting: It's Always the Most Important Election of Your Life

Todd Gitlin Reminds Us of What It Means to Cast a Ballot

By Todd Gitlin | October 21, 2020

On Aoko Matsuda’s Deceptively Delightful Call for Systemic Change

On Aoko Matsuda’s Deceptively Delightful Call for Systemic Change

Polly Barton Reads Where the Wild Ladies Are

By Polly Barton | October 21, 2020

Czesław Miłosz Confronts the Dark and Immutable Order of the World

Czesław Miłosz Confronts the Dark and Immutable Order of the World

From the Russian Empire to the Republic of Letters

By Czesław Miłosz | October 21, 2020

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Anne Helen Petersen: Should We or Should We Not Burn It All Down?

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | October 21, 2020

How Liberal Idealism Has Failed Modern Diplomacy

By New Books Network | October 21, 2020

Navigating Crisis: On Asian American Solidarity in a Post-Covid America

By Daniel Tam-Claiborne | October 20, 2020

Michael Walzer on the Origins of Political Resentment

Michael Walzer on the Origins of Political Resentment

From the New Books Network's Book of the Day Podcast

By New Books Network | October 20, 2020

When a Young Malcolm X Addressed a Hartford Housing Project

When a Young Malcolm X Addressed a Hartford Housing Project

Bringin the Nation of Islam's Teachings to a Working-Class Community

By Les Payne and Tamara Payne | October 20, 2020

The Center of the Universe? Capturing New York City 90s Nightlife

The Center of the Universe? Capturing New York City 90s Nightlife

Gabriel Sanchez on Archiving a Party That Never Ended

By Gabriel Sanchez | October 20, 2020

On the Unexpected Hopefulness of Don DeLillo’s <em>The Silence</em>

On the Unexpected Hopefulness of Don DeLillo’s The Silence

Not the Likeliest of Feelings in 2020

By Alexander Sammartino | October 19, 2020

How a Rare and Ancient Manuscript Moved Me to Write a Novel

How a Rare and Ancient Manuscript Moved Me to Write a Novel

Natalka Burian on the Allure of the Voynich Manuscript

By Natalka Burian | October 19, 2020

The GOP Lost Its Way Long Before Trump

The GOP Lost Its Way Long Before Trump

Carlos Lozada Reckons with the Recent History of the Republican Party

By Carlos Lozada | October 19, 2020

What Does It Mean to Look at Photos of Imagined Violence?

What Does It Mean to Look at Photos of Imagined Violence?

Sarah Sentilles on the Photographs of Debi Cornwall

By Sarah Sentilles | October 19, 2020

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