Reading Mahfouz: Egyptian Literature Between Old and New, Freedom and Censorship

Reading Mahfouz: Egyptian Literature Between Old and New, Freedom and Censorship

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You Can’t Choose Your Influences: On the Unexpected Book That Made Me a Writer

You Can’t Choose Your Influences: On the Unexpected Book That Made Me a Writer

Matt Rowland Hill on the Intersection of Spiritual and Literary Canons

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“To Secure Democracy You Have To Be Ready to Fight For It Relentlessly.” Readings To Inspire Democratic Struggle

“To Secure Democracy You Have To Be Ready to Fight For It Relentlessly.” Readings To Inspire Democratic Struggle

David E. Hoffman Recommends Larry Diamond, Timothy Snyder, And More

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Jonathan Rauch Contemplates (and Fears) a Post-Democratic America

Jonathan Rauch Contemplates (and Fears) a Post-Democratic America

In Conversation with Andrew Keen

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Chantal V. Johnson on Childhood Abuse and Disclosure

Chantal V. Johnson on Childhood Abuse and Disclosure

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What to Make of America On Its 246th Birthday

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Ian Buruma in Conversation with Andrew Keen

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“With Laughing Cheer, As Is Her Custom.” On the Laughing Queens of Early Modern Europe

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Jamie Susskind on Free Speech and Disinformation in the Digital Age

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