Something New in the West
Kurt Beals on translating All Quiet on the Western Front
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, February 28, 2025
The Resistance Fighter as Philosopher
Remembering Vladimir Jankélévitch
By Robert Zaretsky Thursday, February 27, 2025
“The Vow” by Yuliya Musakovska
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, February 25, 2025
In the Endless Arctic Light
A journey to the far north of Norway means confronting our changing climate
By Walter Nicklin Thursday, February 20, 2025
“Faustina, or, Rock Roses” by Elizabeth Bishop
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Family/History
David Levering Lewis digs into his own origin story
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, February 14, 2025
The Big Roundup
John Lomax roamed the West, collecting classic songs from the cowboy era
By Ted Gioia Tuesday, March 1, 2005
The Glue Is Gone
The things that held us together as individuals and as a people are being lost. Can we find them again?
By Edward Hoagland Wednesday, December 1, 2004
Class Warfare
It is wrong that America’s most privileged families have abandoned military service
By Josiah Bunting III Wednesday, December 1, 2004
Two Formalists
Remembering Thom Gunn and Anthony Hecht
By Langdon Hammer Wednesday, December 1, 2004
So Help Me God
What all fifty-four inaugural addresses, taken as one long book, tell us about American history