The World is Alive; or, How Robert Macfarlane Came to Trust His Senses

The World is Alive; or, How Robert Macfarlane Came to Trust His Senses

Daegan Miller on the Beloved Nature Writer’s Latest Work

By Daegan Miller | June 5, 2025

States’ Rights to Racism: The Existential Fight to Enshrine Civil Rights in the Constitution

States’ Rights to Racism: The Existential Fight to Enshrine Civil Rights in the Constitution

Brando Simeo Starkey on the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments, Racism, and Federal Power

By Brando Simeo Starkey | June 5, 2025

The Wrong Story: Jeremy Atherton Lin on Writing Love and Politics

The Wrong Story: Jeremy Atherton Lin on Writing Love and Politics

“We conspired to look unflinchingly at the messy parts.”

By Jeremy Atherton Lin | June 5, 2025

How Britain’s 1980s Anti-Gay Laws Impacted a Generation of Young LGBTQ Readers

How Britain’s 1980s Anti-Gay Laws Impacted a Generation of Young LGBTQ Readers

Claire Lynch on the Legacy of Section 28 and the Parallels With Current Book Bans Across the Pond

By Claire Lynch | June 3, 2025

From Charlottesville to the White House: How the “Unite the Right” Rally Altered American Politics

From Charlottesville to the White House: How the “Unite the Right” Rally Altered American Politics

Deborah Baker on Richard Spencer, White Nationalism, and the Challenges of Covering Neo-Nazis

By Deborah Baker | June 3, 2025

Michelle de Kretser: <br>

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"I ask you—I beg you—to join us in speaking out for Palestine."

From her acceptance speech for the 2025 Stella Prize

By Michelle de Krester | May 30, 2025

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Hari Kunzru Reflects on Edward Said's Culture and Imperialism Thirty Years After Publication

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Saying No to Cop City: Reviving a Radical Black Liberation Movement in Atlanta and Beyond

Saying No to Cop City: Reviving a Radical Black Liberation Movement in Atlanta and Beyond

Curtis Duncan on George Floyd, Police Brutality, Community Organizations, and More

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L. Frank Baum’s Literary Vision of an American Century: <em>The Wizard of Oz</em> at 125 Years

L. Frank Baum’s Literary Vision of an American Century: The Wizard of Oz at 125 Years

Ed Simon on Grifters, the Chicago World Fair, and Oz as Symbol of a Modern USA

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Does the Supreme Court <em>Really</em> Just Run on Vibes Now?

Does the Supreme Court Really Just Run on Vibes Now?

Leah Litman Explains the Legal Theories Weaponized by Conservative Justices Against the Administrative State

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Enjoying the Sweet Stink of <em>The Gilded Age</em> in the Age of Billionaires

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Danielle Teller on Sanitized Depictions of the 19th Century, Comfort Shows, and Income Inequality

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Why the World’s First Celebrity Sex Therapist Had to Flee the Nazis

Why the World’s First Celebrity Sex Therapist Had to Flee the Nazis

Daniel Brook on Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld a Queer Pioneer of the Study of Human Sexuality

By Daniel Brook | May 14, 2025

And If This Is(n’t) the End of the World? Why We Dread—and Desire—Apocalypse

And If This Is(n’t) the End of the World? Why We Dread—and Desire—Apocalypse

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