Inventing the American Revolution: On Thomas Paine’s Guide to Fighting Dictatorship

Inventing the American Revolution: On Thomas Paine’s Guide to Fighting Dictatorship

“How are free people supposed to stay free? One short answer: don’t trust anyone over thirty.”

By Matthew Redmond | August 13, 2025

The View From Gaza—As Seen Through WB Yeats’s Widening Gyre

The View From Gaza—As Seen Through WB Yeats’s Widening Gyre

From Inside the Besieged Strip, Alaa Alqaisi on Life as a “Sustained Dismantling of the Soul”

By Alaa Alqaisi | August 13, 2025

How the AIDS Epidemic Led to the Creation of Sex Ed in America

How the AIDS Epidemic Led to the Creation of Sex Ed in America

Margaret Grace Myers on the Grim Legacy of Ronald Reagan

By Margaret Grace Myers | August 13, 2025

“Literature is a Force For Peace and Solidarity.” On Writing a Novel of the War in Ukraine

“Literature is a Force For Peace and Solidarity.” On Writing a Novel of the War in Ukraine

Sam Wachman Unpacks the Challenges of Sharing Truths in Fiction

By Sam Wachman | August 13, 2025

The Associated Press is ending its regular book coverage.

The Associated Press is ending its regular book coverage.

By Brittany Allen | August 12, 2025

Award-winning poet Alice Oswald was arrested for supporting Palestine Action.

Award-winning poet Alice Oswald was arrested for supporting Palestine Action.

By Dan Sheehan | August 11, 2025

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Read the final message sent by murdered Palestinian journalist Anas al-Sharif.

By Dan Sheehan | August 11, 2025

The Value of Women’s Lives: How Abortion Bans Escalate Domestic Violence

By Kylie Cheung | August 11, 2025

This week’s news in Venn diagrams.

By James Folta | August 8, 2025

Dreading Those Sunny Days: The Perils of Surviving Without Shade as a Homeless Person

Dreading Those Sunny Days: The Perils of Surviving Without Shade as a Homeless Person

Sam Bloch Shines Light on How Sun Relief as an Economic Resource in the Era of Capitalism and Climate Change

By Sam Bloch | August 8, 2025

How Would Jane Austen Define an “Accomplished Woman” Today?

How Would Jane Austen Define an “Accomplished Woman” Today?

Grace Aldridge on Rereading Jane Austen After the End of Her Marriage 

By Grace Aldridge | August 8, 2025

After the Spike: What Slow and Steady Depopulation Means For the World

After the Spike: What Slow and Steady Depopulation Means For the World

Dean Spears and Michael Geruso on the New Normal For Global Population Growth and Decline

By Dean Spears and Michael Geruso | August 8, 2025

What the defunding of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting means for Viewers Like You.

What the defunding of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting means for Viewers Like You.

By Brittany Allen | August 7, 2025

Power and Punishment: How Colonists Legislated the First Slaves in America into Existence

Power and Punishment: How Colonists Legislated the First Slaves in America into Existence

Princess Joy L. Perry on Freedom, Servitude, and Writing a Novel Set in the Seventeenth Century

By Princess Joy L. Perry | August 7, 2025

On the Future of Small Presses in the Aftermath of the NEA Grant Chaos

On the Future of Small Presses in the Aftermath of the NEA Grant Chaos

Elizabeth Cook Breaks Down the “Uncertainty, Disrespect, and Bullying” of the Federal Government

By Elizabeth Kaye Cook | August 6, 2025

Get ready for too many books by right-wing Justices.

Get ready for too many books by right-wing Justices.

By James Folta | August 5, 2025

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