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In Aristotle's Ideal Democracy, a Good Citizen Was a Good Friend

In Aristotle's Ideal Democracy, a Good Citizen Was a Good Friend

On the Virtues of "Civic Friendship"

By Edith Hall | January 23, 2019

Thomas Kohnstamm Talks Travel Writer Burn-Out and Writing-Addiction

Thomas Kohnstamm Talks Travel Writer Burn-Out and Writing-Addiction

In Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | January 23, 2019

Diary of a Shutdown: A Furloughed Worker Watches 24 Hours of CNN

Diary of a Shutdown: A Furloughed Worker Watches 24 Hours of CNN

On the Mundane Horror of Government Shutdown News

By Ryan McDonald | January 22, 2019

David Treuer on the Myth of an Edenic, Pre-Columbian 'New' World

David Treuer on the Myth of an Edenic, Pre-Columbian 'New' World

Indigenous American Civilizations Are Far Older and More Complex Than History Suggests

By David Treuer | January 22, 2019

An Account of the Blinding of Sgt. Isaac Woodard by the Police Officer, Lynwood Shull

An Account of the Blinding of Sgt. Isaac Woodard by the Police Officer, Lynwood Shull

A Decorated WWII Veteran Returns to the Jim Crow South

By Richard Gergel | January 22, 2019

On the Absurdities of Law on the US-Mexican Border

On the Absurdities of Law on the US-Mexican Border

"I tried to imagine what heritage a border could have."

By J. J. Mulligan Sepúlveda | January 22, 2019

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By Andrew S. Curran | January 18, 2019

On Black Millennials in Search of the New South

By Reniqua Allen | January 18, 2019

How Do You Save an Endangered Species in a Warzone?

How Do You Save an Endangered Species in a Warzone?

The Race to Save the Asiatic Cheetah in Afghanistan

By Alex Dehgan | January 18, 2019

A Brief and Incomplete Survey of Edgar Allan Poes in Pop Culture

A Brief and Incomplete Survey of Edgar Allan Poes in Pop Culture

Quoth the Raven, Many, Many Times . . .

By Emily Temple | January 18, 2019

"Helmet, Kid, Bike." Remembering Claudio López de Lamadrid

Miguel Aguilar on an Iconic Spanish Editor

By Miguel Aguilar | January 18, 2019

Poet Mary Oliver Dies at 83

Poet Mary Oliver Dies at 83

"The end of life has its own nature, also worth our attention..."

By Corinne Segal | January 17, 2019

Where New York's Literary Single Girls Lived

Where New York's Literary Single Girls Lived

Amy Rowland on the Legacy of Women's-Only Boardinghouses

By Amy Rowland | January 17, 2019

Reading Across America: Have Your Poetry and Eat It, Too

Reading Across America: Have Your Poetry and Eat It, Too

The Reading Series That Combines Poetry, Memories, and Food

By Laura Winnick | January 16, 2019

Some Hilarious Illustrations from America's First Bestselling Diet Book

Some Hilarious Illustrations from America's First Bestselling Diet Book

Lulu Hunt Peters Invented Calorie Counting and Let her Nephew Draw the Pictures

By Emily Temple | January 15, 2019

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