Nostalgia for the American Logger? Nostalgia for the American Logger?
Reflections on Gentlemen of the Woods: Manhood, Myth, and the American Lumberjack.
May 13, 2025 / Erik Loomis
Christopher Hill’s Revolutions Christopher Hill’s Revolutions
The radical life and work of the historian.
May 13, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Peter Linebaugh and Marcus Rediker
Will the Creative Class Go MAGA? Will the Creative Class Go MAGA?
It may be hard to resist the lure of power and patronage.
May 13, 2025 / D.D. Guttenplan
For the Last American Century For the Last American Century
May 13, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Robert Wood Lynn
Flattery Will Get You Everywhere Flattery Will Get You Everywhere
May 13, 2025 / Column / Calvin Trillin
The Invention of Close Reading The Invention of Close Reading
By transforming quotations into evidence, close reading served as way to turn postwar criticism into a specialized knowledge. But what if we treated it more as an art form?
May 12, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Dan Sinykin
World Press, Pope Leo, Sweeney Todd World Press, Pope Leo, Sweeney Todd
American pie.
May 10, 2025 / Steve Brodner
Will the New Pope Ever Forgive JD Vance? Will the New Pope Ever Forgive JD Vance?
Leo XIV’s commitment to migrants and the poor will put him at odds with MAGA.
May 9, 2025 / Jeet Heer
Immigrants Are Part of the Fabric of Our Country Immigrants Are Part of the Fabric of Our Country
The life-and-death struggles migrants face.
May 9, 2025 / OppArt / Hormigas Bordadoras