Spotlight
Rising Again
A writer finds much that hasn’t changed in the former Confederacy
by Dennis Covington | Monday, July 22, 2019
Read Me a Poem
“An Essay on Man: Epistle 1” by Alexander Pope
Poems read aloud, beautifully
by Amanda Holmes | Friday, July 19, 2019
Measure by Measure
Swan Song
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s Violin Concerto
by Sudip Bose | Thursday, July 18, 2019
Article
The Paradox of Poetry
A podcast from a leading poetry magazine helps demystify contemporary poems
by James McWilliams | Wednesday, July 17, 2019
View from Rue Saint-Georges
In Praise of Shame
Without it, we are lost
by Thomas Chatterton Williams | Wednesday, July 17, 2019
Smarty Pants Podcast
Aida’s Story
What one woman’s life between two countries can teach us about the humanitarian crisis at the border
by Stephanie Bastek | Friday, July 12, 2019
THIS WEEK’S ARCHIVE PICK
Current Issue
“Had NASA kept pace, Elon Musk and others wouldn’t be planning missions to Mars. They’d have moved there already.”—George Musser
Plus: Scott W. Stern on why laws against sex trafficking never work, Caroline Alexander follows in the footsteps of the Iliad, and Karen J. Coates reports from a Cambodia flooded with Chinese investment
Cover Story
Our Fate Is in the Stars
Today’s space program still does amazing things, but nothing like Apollo. It’s time to begin again.
by George Musser
Book Reviews
The Difficult Diplomat
A highly flawed man who brought peace and controversy
by Charles Trueheart
Book Reviews
What Makes Us Better
Two books explore whether morality is innate or learned
by Sissela Bok
Article
Sex Workers of the World United
Last year’s SESTA/FOSTA legislation aimed to limit sex trafficking—but it’s just the latest in a long line of policies designed to criminalize the oldest profession
by Scott W. Stern
A City in Crisis
By Benjamin J. Pauli
An excerpt from Flint Fights Back by Benjamin J. Pauli
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