Podcasts To Get You Thinking
Our new Daily Scholar columnist reviews the best educational offerings
By James McWilliams Monday, November 26, 2018
Of Poets and Patriarchs
The hidden paternal influence on three great Irish writers
By Sunil Iyengar Thursday, November 1, 2018
Writers and Friends
Remembering the fiction—and outsized personality—of Andre Dubus
By Tobias Wolff Thursday, October 4, 2018
Spring, 1988
Time does nothing to lessen the pain of sexual assault
By Chloe Shaw Wednesday, September 26, 2018
Marathon Man
When it comes to athletic records, what was once thought impossible is now imaginable
By Eric Wills Friday, September 21, 2018
War and Peace in Chicago
Looking back at the 1968 Democratic Convention
By Walter Nicklin Thursday, August 23, 2018
The Devil’s Party?
Why we love Lucifer—and why Milton might have, too
By Edwin M. Yoder Jr. Tuesday, July 31, 2018
What He Stood For
How Angus Cameron, one of the most significant editors in the history of American publishing, responded to being targeted by the McCarthy blacklist
By Jonathan Coleman Friday, April 24, 2026
Who Is Blake Whiting?
The most astonishingly productive historian in recent times is someone you’ll never meet
By Andrew Lawler Thursday, April 16, 2026
The Importance of Being Idle
What Paul Lafargue taught us about work
By Robert Zaretsky Monday, March 30, 2026
Gilded Guilt
On Taylor Swift, Julian Fellowes, and the class conflicts that never die
By Jessa Crispin Friday, February 13, 2026
The Popper Principle
Did Plato really espouse ideas that led eventually to totalitarianism?
By Robert Zaretsky Thursday, January 29, 2026
It’s a Wonderful (Falling Apart) Life
In the disrepair of our everyday world are suggestions of life’s burdens and consolations
By Ben Slote Friday, December 19, 2025
The Conspiracist Cotton Mather
The zealot who oversaw the Salem Witch Trials initially voiced restraint—what changed?
By Colin Dickey Wednesday, October 29, 2025
Baby Shoggoth Is Listening
Why are some writers tailoring their work for AI, and what does this mean for the future of writing and reading?
By Dan Kagan-Kans Wednesday, October 29, 2025
What Is an American Hero, Anyway?
Lists of great artists say more about the list-maker than the artist
By Jessa Crispin Friday, October 24, 2025
