Abolition Gone Wrong
Despite good intentions, some opponents of the Atlantic slave trade caused more harm
By Fergus M. Bordewich Friday, December 6, 2013
Ship of DeathBy Billy G. Smith / The Empire of Necessity: Slavery, Freedom, and Deception in the New World By Greg Grandin
The Novels Don’t Change, But We Do 
Rereading those works that matter to us proves that books read us even as we read them
By Wendy Smith Friday, December 6, 2013
Night Train to Gijón
The fried-pepper sandwiches were oily and delicious, and the Spanish lesson was even more memorable
By Clellan Coe Friday, December 6, 2013
Eric Rohmer and Me
What a classic film from the French new wave taught me about the illusions of my youth
By André Aciman Friday, December 6, 2013
Incident at Mittersill
A new opera explores the mysterious death of the composer Anton Webern
By Sudip Bose Friday, December 6, 2013
Ministry of Talent
JFK’s thousand days of crisis
By Ernest B. Furgurson Friday, December 6, 2013
Camelot’s Court By Robert Dallek
Where Are the People?
Evangelical Christianity in America is losing its power—what happened to Orange County’s Crystal Cathedral shows why
By Jim Hinch Friday, December 6, 2013
My Kingdom for a Wave
If your life as a public intellectual takes you to the highest crests, be prepared for the troughs that follow
By Amitai Etzioni Friday, December 6, 2013
My Friend Melanie Has Breast Cancer
How it might have happened, and why we are looking in the wrong places to prevent similar cases
By Anna Blackmon Moore Friday, December 6, 2013
The Best Course
A beloved professor’s long shadow
By Michael Dirda Friday, December 6, 2013
Splendor of Heart: Walter Jackson Bate and the Teaching of Literature By Robert D. Richardson
Homeless in the City
A writer describes the decade he has spent living on the streets
By Theodore Walther Friday, December 6, 2013
Our Farm, My Inspiration
How a weekend getaway became a poet’s muse
By Maxine Kumin Friday, December 6, 2013
