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Fighting the Secret War

Fighting the Secret War

An interview with Lynne Olson

by Katie Daniels | Thursday, April 25, 2019
March 10

March 10

by Charlotte Salley | Thursday, April 18, 2019
February 27

February 27

by Charlotte Salley | Wednesday, April 17, 2019
February 16

February 16

by Charlotte Salley | Tuesday, April 16, 2019
February 3

February 3

by Charlotte Salley | Monday, April 15, 2019
The Years With Jake

The Years With Jake

My unlikely friendship with the dean of Washington lawyers

by Bruce Falconer | Friday, April 12, 2019
The Ritual of Renewal

The Ritual of Renewal

Forget decluttering—I need to be surrounded by my library books

by Christina Thompson | Wednesday, April 10, 2019
A Conversation With the Novelist

A Conversation With the Novelist

The Scholar's online book club meets Alice McDermott

by Katie Daniels | Tuesday, April 09, 2019
The Ripper Revealed

The Ripper Revealed

Don’t believe the latest story on the identity of the infamous Victorian

by Hallie Rubenhold | Tuesday, March 26, 2019
“There Is No Time in the Garden”

“There Is No Time in the Garden”

The Poetry of W. S. Merwin

by John Kaag | Monday, March 11, 2019
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THIS WEEK’S ARCHIVE PICK

2nd Look

The Case for Motherhood

by Jean Kim

Postpartum depression, Jean Kim writes, “seems like the last feminine taboo, stronger than crack babies or neglect: a mother hating her newborn child.” In honor of the women and mothers often left out this weekend, we revisit one of our favorite essays, in which a psychiatrist wonders what it means to want a child, have a child, or have a child you do not want.