Web Essays
The Forgotten Writers of the Shoah
What the work of women survivors can tell us about the horrors of life in the camps
by Jeanne Bonner | Friday, September 15, 2023
The Humanist in the Laboratory
A personal encounter with J. Robert Oppenheimer
by Mark N. Grant | Friday, August 25, 2023
The Decreationist
Simone Weil’s thoughts on the unmaking of the self
by Robert Zaretsky | Thursday, August 24, 2023
“Better Asians than Blacks”
What we’re missing about the SCOTUS decision on race-conscious admissions
by Claire Jean Kim | Thursday, July 20, 2023
Just Imagine
Adam Smith on the faculty that makes us human
by Robert Zaretsky | Monday, June 05, 2023
The Musical Bard
A turn through the musical museum of folk song and family
by Thomas Fox Averill | Thursday, April 20, 2023
Remembering Alison
A writer who relished the extremes in life and found humor in the darkest regions
by Ann Beattie | Monday, April 10, 2023
On the Record, At Last
My father never got to tell his story at the war crimes trials at Nuremberg—it’s taken decades for the truth to come out
by George Anders | Thursday, March 23, 2023
Words, Words, Words
What does the advent of ChatGPT mean for already beleaguered teachers?