How <em>Ulysses</em> Was Almost Banned By the State of New York

How Ulysses Was Almost Banned By the State of New York

Adam Morgan on Margaret C. Anderson and the Early Fight Against Literary Censorship in America

By Adam Morgan | December 17, 2025

On Henry David Thoreau’s Ultimate Instrument of Perception, the “Kalendar”

On Henry David Thoreau’s Ultimate Instrument of Perception, the “Kalendar”

Kristen Case Explores Thoreau’s Meticulous Tracking of Natural Phenomena

By Kristen Case | December 17, 2025

Feeling Deep Sadness and Anger For Gaza

Feeling Deep Sadness and Anger For Gaza

Steven W. Thrasher on the Enormity of the West’s Crimes

By Steven W. Thrasher | December 17, 2025

Barbie vs. Barbie: Inside the Legal Battle Over the World’s Most Famous Doll

Barbie vs. Barbie: Inside the Legal Battle Over the World’s Most Famous Doll

Tarpley Hitt on the Iconic Toy’s Many International Imitators

By Tarpley Hitt | December 16, 2025

The Groundbreaking Political Legacy of Theodore Roosevelt

The Groundbreaking Political Legacy of Theodore Roosevelt

David S. Brown on Roosevelt’s Popularity, Charisma, and Progressive Politics

By David S. Brown | December 16, 2025

This week's news in Venn diagrams.

This week's news in Venn diagrams.

By James Folta | December 12, 2025

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By Brittany Allen | December 12, 2025

Can We Really Claim That Civilization is on the Steady Path of Progress?

By Samuel Miller McDonald | December 12, 2025

Did Bob Cratchit really make more than an American on minimum wage?

By James Folta | December 11, 2025

Marion Winik on Marrying a Gay Man, Telling Secrets, and Writing Fiction Versus Nonfiction

Marion Winik on Marrying a Gay Man, Telling Secrets, and Writing Fiction Versus Nonfiction

“I did my best to present Tony in a way that would make readers fall in love with him just as I had, and forgive his mistakes, just as I did.”

By Marion Winik | December 10, 2025

Requiem for Weimar: On Ulrich Alexander Boschwitz’s <em>Berlin Shuffle</em>

Requiem for Weimar: On Ulrich Alexander Boschwitz’s Berlin Shuffle

Philip Boehm Considers the Contemporary Relevance of a Tale of 1920s Germany

By Philip Boehm | December 9, 2025

A Young Woman and Her Literary Dreams, Caught in the Churn of German History

A Young Woman and Her Literary Dreams, Caught in the Churn of German History

Catharina Coenen on the Impact of Germany's Turbulent 20th Century on Her Grandmother’s Life

By Catharina Coenen | December 8, 2025

This week’s news in Venn diagrams.

This week’s news in Venn diagrams.

By James Folta | December 5, 2025

On this Krampus Night, revisit the scariest Christmas book of all.

On this Krampus Night, revisit the scariest Christmas book of all.

By James Folta | December 5, 2025

How Indigenous West African Communities Resisted the European Slave Trade

How Indigenous West African Communities Resisted the European Slave Trade

“It was clear to African populations that self-reliance was the only way to survive predatory imperial states.”

By Sudhir Hazareesingh | December 5, 2025

Give Me Independence: On 1776, the Pivotal Year For What Would Become America

Give Me Independence: On 1776, the Pivotal Year For What Would Become America

Edward J. Larson Considers the Impact and Legacy of the American Revolutionary Cause

By Edward J. Larson | December 5, 2025

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