Protected by Privilege?
An exercise in illogic
By Thomas Chatterton Williams Wednesday, November 28, 2018
Incarcerating the Innocent
An excerpt from Lara Bazelon’s examination of wrongful imprisonment
By Katie Daniels Tuesday, November 27, 2018
Lara Bazelon
Podcasts To Get You Thinking
Our new Daily Scholar columnist reviews the best educational offerings
By James McWilliams Monday, November 26, 2018
Bill of Health
The shock of entering the American health-care system
By Thomas Chatterton Williams Wednesday, November 21, 2018
The Epic Viking Saga of the Everyday
Eleanor Barraclough on the ordinary people of Norse history
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, January 31, 2025
“The White Heart of God” by Jack Gilbert
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, January 28, 2025
The Brahmin and His Imaginary Friend
How a classic paean to the honest virtues of a Maine fisherman obscured several ugly truths
By Janna Malamud Smith Friday, January 24, 2025
Divided Providence
Faith’s pivotal role in the outcome of the Civil War
By Robert Wilson Thursday, January 23, 2025
Righteous Strife: How Warring Religious Nationalists Forged Lincoln’s Unionby Richard Carwardine
“The Terrorist, He’s Watching” by Wislawa Szymborska
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Keepers of the Old Ways
Eliot Stein on the people keeping cultural traditions alive
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, January 17, 2025
