The Heroic and the Crass
Case studies in American presidential backbone
By Gary Hart Friday, June 1, 2007
Presidential Courage: Brave Leaders and How They Changed America, 1789-1989 By Michael Beschloss, Simon & Schuster
A Seductive Spectacle
The languid bazaar of Lawrence Durrell’s Alexandria Quartet still beckons 50 years later
By Charles Trueheart Friday, June 1, 2007
Wide World
An essayist and activist who makes eloquent connections
By Sarah Fay Friday, June 1, 2007
Storming the Gates of Paradise: Landscapes for Politics By Rebecca Solnit
The Meandering Naturalist
By William Howarth Friday, June 1, 2007
A Wanderer All My Days: John Muir in New England By J. Parker Huber
Magical Mind
Albert Einstein’s life
By Stephen Petranek Friday, June 1, 2007
EINSTEIN: His Life and Universe By Walter Isaacson
Dismantling the Dream
By Sandra Beasley Friday, June 1, 2007
The Trap: Selling Out to Stay Afloat in Winner-Take-All America By Daniel Brook, Henry Holt
A New Theory of the Universe
Biocentrism builds on quantum physics by putting life into the equation
By Robert Lanza Thursday, March 1, 2007
When 2+2=5
Can we begin to think about unexplained religious experiences in ways that acknowledge their existence?
By Robert Orsi Thursday, March 1, 2007
In Pursuit of Innocence
From the Spring 1953 issue of The Scholar
By Paul Sears Thursday, March 1, 2007
Muscle Memory
Michael Joseph Gross on the importance of strength, past and present
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, April 11, 2025
Doing Nothing Is Everything
An areligious writer finds peace in a Benedictine monastery
By Costică Brădăţan Thursday, April 10, 2025
Aflame: Learning from Silenceby Pico Iyer
“Campo dei Fiori” by Czesław Miłosz
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, April 8, 2025
Lessons From Harlem
A white blues player’s streetside education
By Adam Gussow Friday, April 4, 2025
Splitting Our Sides
A new biography of a comedy pioneer
By Stephen Macone Thursday, April 3, 2025
Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Liveby Susan Morrison
“The Dream” by Theodore Roethke
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Song for the Earth
Finding a message for today in the music of Gustav Mahler
By Joseph Horowitz Monday, March 31, 2025
