What the Timelessness of Modern Malaise Reveals About the Human Condition

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Viktor E. Frankl on the Collective Neuroses That Characterize Our Society

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J.D. Salinger designed his iconic rainbow corner cover himself.

J.D. Salinger designed his iconic rainbow corner cover himself.

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Rebecca Solnit: JD Vance is Just Another Know Nothing Nativist

Rebecca Solnit: JD Vance is Just Another Know Nothing Nativist

“Vance seems to assume that large numbers of native-born white people don't constitute ethnic enclaves.”

By Rebecca Solnit | August 23, 2024

Echoes of Abuse: The Problematic Legacies of Harmful Male Celebrities

Echoes of Abuse: The Problematic Legacies of Harmful Male Celebrities

Joy Neumeyer on the Lingering Effects of the Soviet Union’s Rejection of Feminism

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More Than a Muse: On Salvadoran Artist and Wife of Antoine, Consuelo de Saint-Exupéry

More Than a Muse: On Salvadoran Artist and Wife of Antoine, Consuelo de Saint-Exupéry

Gina María Balibrera Paints a Picture of the Forgotten Woman of Surrealism Who Inspired Her Novel

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On the Dark History and Ongoing Ableist Legacy of the IQ Test

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Pepper Stetler Explores How Research Helps Us Understand the Past to Create a Better Future

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Bigoted Bookselling: When the Nazis Opened a Propaganda Bookstore in Los Angeles

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Evan Friss on Hitler’s Attempt to Win Americans Over to His Cause

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