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Why Pope Leo quoted Gandalf in his response to the rise of AI.

Why Pope Leo quoted Gandalf in his response to the rise of AI.

By Brittany Allen | May 26, 2026

Marilyn Monroe Was a Voracious Reader, Despite Her Near-Debilitating Imposter Syndrome

Marilyn Monroe Was a Voracious Reader, Despite Her Near-Debilitating Imposter Syndrome

Gail Crowther on the Literary Life of a Pop Culture Icon

By Gail Crowther | May 26, 2026

On Indigenous Rebellion as a Precursor to the American Revolution

On Indigenous Rebellion as a Precursor to the American Revolution

Sarah M.S. Pearsall Discusses the Bloody History of Pontiac‘s War

By Sarah M. S. Pearsall | May 26, 2026

The Helter-Skelter History of the Manson Murders

The Helter-Skelter History of the Manson Murders

Claudia Verhoeven on the Convoluted Notions of Time in the Manson Family

By Claudia Verhoeven | May 26, 2026

This Week in Literary History: Ira Aldridge Debuts as Othello on the London Stage

This Week in Literary History: Ira Aldridge Debuts as Othello on the London Stage

A Literary Trailblazer

By Literary Hub | May 26, 2026

Does Xi Jinping Really Think China is Athens and the US is Sparta? And is Trump Getting Any of This?

Does Xi Jinping Really Think China is Athens and the US is Sparta? And is Trump Getting Any of This?

Andrew Bayliss Wonders Why the Chinese Leader Keeps Bringing Up the “Thucydides Trap”?

By Andrew Bayliss | May 22, 2026

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America’s First War on Drugs Was Also a War on Jazz

By Lisa E. Davis | May 22, 2026

What Happens When Billionaires Control the Media?

By Nick Romeo | May 21, 2026

“Faithless and Foolish.” How a Young George Washington Failed Upward Into an Unpaid Internship

By H.W. Brands | May 20, 2026

On Copaganda, Pinkwashing, and the Time I Almost Became an NYPD Cop

On Copaganda, Pinkwashing, and the Time I Almost Became an NYPD Cop

Steven W. Thrasher Examines the Alluring Idea of the “Good Black Cop”

By Steven W. Thrasher | May 19, 2026

On Authenticity, Acquisition, and the Secret Lives of Objects

On Authenticity, Acquisition, and the Secret Lives of Objects

Nicole Cherubini and Natalie Lemle Discuss the Stories That Ancient Artifacts Can Carry

By Nicole Cherubini | May 19, 2026

This Week in Literary History: James Joyce and Marcel Proust Meet for the First (and Only) Time

This Week in Literary History: James Joyce and Marcel Proust Meet for the First (and Only) Time

Is a "Meet Ugly" a Thing?

By Literary Hub | May 18, 2026

What’s Next For Nation-States? On the Past, Present and Future of the World As We Know It

What’s Next For Nation-States? On the Past, Present and Future of the World As We Know It

Rana Dasgupta Considers Old and New Possibilities For the Organization of Geopolitical Power

By Rana Dasgupta | May 18, 2026

Who to Blame For the Rise of the Yuppie? Investment Banks, Obviously

Who to Blame For the Rise of the Yuppie? Investment Banks, Obviously

Dylan Gottlieb on How Financialization Remade Corporate America and Wall Street

By Dylan Gottlieb | May 15, 2026

The Turk and The Whore, America’s First Reality TV Couple (c. 1630)

The Turk and The Whore, America’s First Reality TV Couple (c. 1630)

Alan Mikhail on the Early Origins of the American Family Who Settled in What We Now Know as New York

By Alan Mikhail | May 14, 2026

When the Librarians Fought the Archivists Over Who Gets the Declaration of Independence

When the Librarians Fought the Archivists Over Who Gets the Declaration of Independence

Michael Auslin on the Final Battle to Control the Declaration of Independence

By Michael Auslin | May 13, 2026

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