Adalbert Stifter’s Disappearing World Adalbert Stifter’s Disappearing World
His uncanny writing bears witness to the early stages of capitalism offering a glimpse of the natural world before modernity.
Sep 13, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Ratik Asokan
The Board Meeting The Board Meeting
There was a meeting. They had an agenda. It was time to talk about loving a man in the supermarket, how that might affect sales of imported candy and levels of light in the produce…
Sep 9, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Heather Christle
What Is Owed What Is Owed
William Darity and A. Kirsten Mullen’s case for reparations.
Sep 8, 2021 / Books & the Arts / William P. Jones
In the Shadow of 9/11 In the Shadow of 9/11
Did the War on Terror put our democracy at risk—or reveal its flaws?
Sep 7, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Samuel Moyn
The Politics of Viruses The Politics of Viruses
Carl Zimmer and what popular science writing often misses.
Sep 7, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Danielle Carr
Can “Lottocracy” Save Democracy From Itself? Can “Lottocracy” Save Democracy From Itself?
Hélène Landemore’s new book argues that we need a new, more inclusive system of governance that is less elitist and more participatory to cure what ails democracy.
Sep 1, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
How Do You Tell the Story of a Fire? How Do You Tell the Story of a Fire?
A conversation with reporter Lizzie Johnson about the aftermath of wildfires and the human cost of neglected infrastructure.
Sep 1, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Emma Hager
The Rhetoric of Pop Psychology The Rhetoric of Pop Psychology
Jesse Singal’s takedown of trendy science aimed at fixing human behavior in The Quick Fix reveals the limits of a certain strand of journalism.
Aug 31, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Jeremy Gordon
The Appeal of Ordinary Millennial Experience The Appeal of Ordinary Millennial Experience
Rainesford Stauffer proposes a different way to understand a generation defined by precarity and overwork.
Aug 31, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Mary Retta
Can We Live Without Twitter? Can We Live Without Twitter?
The platform has become an important space for political conversations; it is also run by a for-profit private enterprise and full of cruel trolling. Is there a way to have the goo...
Aug 30, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Bessner