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On Thomas Jefferson and the Little-Known Presence of Enslaved Muslims in the US

On Thomas Jefferson and the Little-Known Presence of Enslaved Muslims in the US

An Unexpected Letter to the Third President of the United States

By Jeffrey Einboden | July 15, 2020

On Hope, Resilience, and Denial in the Great State of California

On Hope, Resilience, and Denial in the Great State of California

"The inheritance of California is half-gorgeous, half-deadly."

By Kendra Atleework | July 15, 2020

Love Letters, Libertines, and Last Words During the French Revolution

Love Letters, Libertines, and Last Words During the French Revolution

Edmund White Wishes Us All a Happy Bastille Day

By Edmund White | July 14, 2020

Joshua Bennett on the Use of Animals in the Work of Black Writers

Joshua Bennett on the Use of Animals in the Work of Black Writers

Of Subjugation and Ownership

By Joshua Bennett | July 13, 2020

Traveling Through Spain As It Grapples With Its Fascist Past

Traveling Through Spain As It Grapples With Its Fascist Past

Sofia Perez Visits Literary Salamanca

By Sofia Perez | July 13, 2020

Fukushima During Coronavirus: Life in Double Isolation

Fukushima During Coronavirus: Life in Double Isolation

Yu Miri's View From the Railways of Japan

By Yu Miri | July 10, 2020

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André Aciman Follows Literary Ghosts in St. Petersburg

On Getting Lost, Literary History, and Dostoyevsky

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The Men Who Brought Political Radicalism to Oscar Wilde

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Tear Them Down: <br>Siri Hustvedt on Old Statues, Bad Science, and Ideas That Just Won't Die

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Why Does the Richest Country in the World Rely on Volunteers for Emergency Healthcare?

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Maya Alexandri on the Life of an EMT on the Frontlines of a Pandemic

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On Saul Bellow's Celebration of the Messy and Manic

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Brian Castleberry Rereads the Man Who Taught Him to Write

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For Florida, Wartime Has Always Been Boomtime

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Kent Russell Makes His Way Through the Sunshine State

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In Early Modern Europe, Reading and Writing Meant Getting Your Hands Dirty

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