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Why Is Samuel Adams the Forgotten Founding Father?

Why Is Samuel Adams the Forgotten Founding Father?

Stacy Schiff In Conversation with Roxanne Coady on Just the Right Book

By Just the Right Book | December 1, 2022

Joe Hagan on How the Death of Boredom Is the Biggest Loss of Our Generation

Joe Hagan on How the Death of Boredom Is the Biggest Loss of Our Generation

This Week on Twitterverse, a Show About Tweets and the Writers Who Send Them

By Twitterverse | December 1, 2022

The Challenge of Confronting Hitler’s Moral Stain on Europe

The Challenge of Confronting Hitler’s Moral Stain on Europe

Ian Kershaw on the Lasting Trauma of the Nazis’ War

By Ian Kershaw | December 1, 2022

In a Time of Hostility Toward Reason and Science, What Can the Ancient Greeks Teach us About the Value of Rationality?

In a Time of Hostility Toward Reason and Science, What Can the Ancient Greeks Teach us About the Value of Rationality?

Josiah Ober in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | December 1, 2022

Iain MacGregor on Discovering the Untold Stories of Stalingrad’s Citizens

Iain MacGregor on Discovering the Untold Stories of Stalingrad’s Citizens

“I always wish to get under the skin and discover the smell, the terror, the relief and the joy ordinary people felt.”

By Iain MacGregor | November 30, 2022

Ghostly Survivals: Michael Kimmelman and Lucy Sante on a Shapeshifting City

Ghostly Survivals: Michael Kimmelman and Lucy Sante on a Shapeshifting City

“Nothing is permanent, especially in a city like New York.”

By Michael Kimmelman | November 29, 2022

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When Chekhov Became Chekhov: How the Son of a Serf Became a Literary Genius

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Read a New Translation of “The Caucasus” by Ukrainian Poet-Hero Taras Shevchenko

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Deep in the Literary Journal Archives: Poetry That Takes Risks and Takes Up Space

By Nick Ripatrazone | November 29, 2022

Do the Oscars Have a Future in an Age of Superhero Sequels and Prequels?

Do the Oscars Have a Future in an Age of Superhero Sequels and Prequels?

Bruce Davis in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | November 29, 2022

Paul Lafargue on the Spectacle of Victor Hugo’s Funeral

Paul Lafargue on the Spectacle of Victor Hugo’s Funeral

“The most magnificent funeral of the century.”

By Paul Lafargue | November 28, 2022

On Preserving the Lenape Language (and Trying to Get Face Time with an NYC Mayor)

On Preserving the Lenape Language (and Trying to Get Face Time with an NYC Mayor)

Margie Cook in Conversation with Preservationist Jim Rementer

By Margie Cook | November 28, 2022

How the 1977 Siege of Washington Marks the Beginning of Our Preoccupation With “Terrorist” Violence and Real-Time News

How the 1977 Siege of Washington Marks the Beginning of Our Preoccupation With “Terrorist” Violence and Real-Time News

Shahan Mufti in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | November 28, 2022

How the Slavery-Like Conditions of Convict Leasing Flourished After the Collapse of Reconstruction

How the Slavery-Like Conditions of Convict Leasing Flourished After the Collapse of Reconstruction

Jefferson Cowie on the Terror That Filled the Void Left by the Retreat of Federal Authority in the South

By Jefferson Cowie | November 23, 2022

How the Nation of Islam Sent Shockwaves Across 1950s America

How the Nation of Islam Sent Shockwaves Across 1950s America

And Won the Support of Nasser’s Egypt

By Shahan Mufti | November 23, 2022

How Thomas Jefferson’s Writing Established the Stories of Colonial America

How Thomas Jefferson’s Writing Established the Stories of Colonial America

Fred Kaplan Examines the Historical Record

By Fred Kaplan | November 23, 2022

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