Web Essays

A Matter of Pride

The enduring legacy of Gentleman’s Agreement

by David Lehman | Monday, February 10, 2020

A Million Kindnesses

Honoring Jim Lehrer, beloved newsman and friend

by Robert Wilson | Friday, January 24, 2020

Revolutionary Chaos

The first-ever English translation of a 20th-century Russian masterpiece

by Gary Saul Morson | Friday, January 17, 2020

William Holden, Model Prisoner

How the actor defined the ideal, postwar man

by David Lehman | Tuesday, January 14, 2020

Why Book Reviewing Isn’t Going Anywhere

A researcher explores the future of a changing practice

by Scott Nover | Tuesday, January 14, 2020

The View From the End of the World

Wildfires, volcanoes, and the story of a mythical tree

by Walter Nicklin | Friday, January 10, 2020

Preserving the Wild

What’s next for America’s largest national forest?

by James Conaway | Thursday, January 02, 2020

A Holiday Reading Roundup

Seven books published by the Scholar’s contributors in 2019

by Our Editors | Monday, December 16, 2019

The Shadow of Evil

by David Lehman | Tuesday, December 03, 2019

Soundtrack of a Revolution

Seeing and hearing a protest explode on the streets of Santiago

by Penelope Rowlands | Tuesday, December 03, 2019