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A Piece of Whalebone, a Butcher’s Shop, a Tailor: The Makings of A Pioneer Abortionist

A Piece of Whalebone, a Butcher’s Shop, a Tailor: The Makings of A Pioneer Abortionist

Jennifer Wright on Madame Restell’s Curiously Skilled Abortions

By Jennifer Wright | March 1, 2023

Derek Leebaert on FDR’s Four Key Lieutenants and the World They Made

Derek Leebaert on FDR’s Four Key Lieutenants and the World They Made

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | March 1, 2023

When Rebellion Becomes Virtue: How the Scientific Method Came to Be

When Rebellion Becomes Virtue: How the Scientific Method Came to Be

Carlo Rovelli on the Ancient Origins of Modern Inquiry

By Carlo Rovelli | February 28, 2023

Spectacular Pseudoscience: The Fall and Rise of Bioelectricity

Spectacular Pseudoscience: The Fall and Rise of Bioelectricity

Sally Adee on the Origins of Frankenstein and the Dark Ethics of Electroshock Technology

By Sally Adee | February 28, 2023

When Russia Invaded Ukraine, My Family’s Past Became the Present

When Russia Invaded Ukraine, My Family’s Past Became the Present

Megan Buskey on Ukraine's Long Fight for Independence and the Moment History Knocks on Your Door

By Megan Buskey | February 27, 2023

How Bob Dylan Became a Counterculture Icon

How Bob Dylan Became a Counterculture Icon

Aaron J. Leonard on the Political Education of One of America’s Finest Folk Musicians

By Aaron J. Leonard | February 27, 2023

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Sorry Michelangelo, Da Vinci Was the True Master of the Human Form in Art

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In the Hour of War: Carolyn Forché and Ilya Kaminsky on Contemporary Ukrainian Poetry

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Research I’d Rather Not Have Done: Pandemics Then and Now

By Lynn Cullen | February 24, 2023

Erik Conway on How American Business Taught Us to Loathe Government and Love the Free Market

Erik Conway on How American Business Taught Us to Loathe Government and Love the Free Market

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | February 24, 2023

Paul Stephan: Is There a Crisis in the Knowledge Economy?

Paul Stephan: Is There a Crisis in the Knowledge Economy?

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | February 24, 2023

James Stewart Talks Redstone Family Drama and Boardroom Backstabbing

James Stewart Talks Redstone Family Drama and Boardroom Backstabbing

In Conversation with Roxanne Coady on Just the Right Book

By Just the Right Book | February 23, 2023

How the Armed Services Editions Created a Nation of Readers

How the Armed Services Editions Created a Nation of Readers

Brianna Labuskes on the Weaponization of Books During World War II

By Brianna Labuskes | February 23, 2023

Thomas Halliday Talks Paleobiology, Croquet, and the Inevitable End of Our Species

Thomas Halliday Talks Paleobiology, Croquet, and the Inevitable End of Our Species

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | February 23, 2023

How China’s Uyghurs Are Marginalized and Subjugated by the State

How China’s Uyghurs Are Marginalized and Subjugated by the State

Gulchehra Hoja Recounts Her Harrowing Experience at the Hands of Xinjiang Police

By Gulchehra Hoja | February 23, 2023

Jonathan Wilson on Whether Palestine Was a Jewish “State in Waiting” During the 1930s

Jonathan Wilson on Whether Palestine Was a Jewish “State in Waiting” During the 1930s

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | February 23, 2023

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