The Cult of the Hustle: Why We All Want to Become Our Own Boss

The Cult of the Hustle: Why We All Want to Become Our Own Boss

Benjamin C. Waterhouse on the Economic and Political Factors Behind the Current Gig Economy

By Benjamin C. Waterhouse | January 22, 2024

Why Are We Here? On the Philosophical Possibilities of “Cosmic Purpose”

Why Are We Here? On the Philosophical Possibilities of “Cosmic Purpose”

Philip Pullman, Philip Goff, and Nigel Warburton Ponder the Big Questions of Our Existence

By Philip Pullman, Philip Goff and Nigel Warburton | January 19, 2024

Nick Romeo on the Profound—and Scary—Influence of Economic Ideas

Nick Romeo on the Profound—and Scary—Influence of Economic Ideas

“It’s hard to imagine a group of businessmen aggressively lobbying against the physics curriculum at MIT.”

By Nick Romeo | January 19, 2024

Why We Should All Read <br>Hannah Arendt Now

Why We Should All Read
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Lyndsey Stonebridge on “The Origins of Totalitarianism” and the Failure of Democracy

By Lyndsey Stonebridge | January 18, 2024

Theater of the Mind: How Radio Brought the World Into American Homes

Theater of the Mind: How Radio Brought the World Into American Homes

Paul J. Nahin on News and Entertainment in the Time Before Television

By Paul J. Nahin | January 17, 2024

How Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Rose Up and Won an Underdog Political Victory

How Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Rose Up and Won an Underdog Political Victory

Joshua Green Details AOC’s Grassroots Campaign Against the Incumbent Joseph Crowley

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Karl Marlantes on Chronicling the Early Cold War Years

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Epistolary Gossip: On the History and Morality of the “Poison Pen” Letter

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Emily Cockayne Considers the Gendered Dynamics Behind the Written Anonymous Complaint

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Conversations with the Long-Dead: My Literary Friendship with Margaret Cavendish

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Francesca Peacock on the More Fanciful Aspects of Writing a Biography

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We Are All Witches: Elizabeth Willis and Nancy Bowen on the Contemporary Echoes of Centuries-Old Fears

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E. Tracy Grinnell Talks to the Poet-Artist Team Behind Spectral Evidence

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How Long Will <em>Schindler’s List</em> Endure as a Public Memorial to The Holocaust?

How Long Will Schindler’s List Endure as a Public Memorial to The Holocaust?

Paul Morton Revisits Spielberg’s Controversial Film, 30 Years Later

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Mythologized Impartiality: A Conversation About the Supreme Court's Checkered Past and Future

Mythologized Impartiality: A Conversation About the Supreme Court's Checkered Past and Future

Daniel Kiel and Lori Ringhand Speak with Stanford University Press

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A Look Inside the 17th-Century Witch Trials of the Arctic Circle

A Look Inside the 17th-Century Witch Trials of the Arctic Circle

Chelsea Iversen Asks: What If Northern Norway’s Accused Witches Fought Back?

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John F. Kennedy’s Last Movie: <em>From Russia with Love</em>

John F. Kennedy’s Last Movie: From Russia with Love

“Kennedy proclaimed his love for James Bond whenever he could.”

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