Sam Stark

Sam Stark is a freelance book editor and writer. He was previously on staff at Harvard University Press and Harper's Magazine.

Lea Ypi, 2022.

Lea Ypi’s Family Secrets Lea Ypi’s Family Secrets

In the political theorist’s genre-bending book on Albania and historical memory, Indignity, she interrogates how much one family can be implicated in a country’s becoming.

Apr 21, 2026 / Sam Stark

Donald Trump holds a big and a small box of Tic Tac to illustrate inflation outcome during a town hall event at Dream City Church in Phoenix, Arizona, on 2024.

Making Sense of Inflation Making Sense of Inflation

The economic force is often seen as a barometer for a nation's mood and health. But have we misunderstood it all along?

Dec 1, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Sam Stark

Citizen Marx

Citizen Marx Citizen Marx

By refusing to treat Marx as our contemporary, Jonathan Sperber has brought him back to life.

Oct 8, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Sam Stark

Let Us Dispute: On Isaac Casaubon Let Us Dispute: On Isaac Casaubon

Isaac Casaubon was a model citizen of the republic of letters—a community more durable than any church and broader than academia.

Jul 27, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Sam Stark

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