The Art of Losing
The end of the war in Afghanistan shows the danger of our commitment to perpetual optimism
By Elizabeth D. Samet
The Art of Losing
The end of the war in Afghanistan shows the danger of our commitment to perpetual optimism
By Elizabeth D. Samet
ARTICLES
Portrait of a Marriage in Six Homes
The places that sheltered my life with Shirley
By Witold Rybczynski
Never Take Hope From the Patient
Sometimes the best treatment includes a healthy dose of optimism, even when it’s not warranted
By Patrick Tripp
From Murderpan to Mattapan
A writer’s traumatic experiences lead him to travel in time to the places where he was hurt
By Quentin Lucas
Why So Many Kids Struggle to Learn
Teachers continue to be trained in ways that ignore the findings of cognitive science
By Natalie Wexler
Portrait of a Marriage in Six Homes
The places that sheltered my life with Shirley
By Witold Rybczynski
Never Take Hope From the Patient
Sometimes the best treatment includes a healthy dose of optimism, even when it’s not warranted
By Patrick Tripp
From Murderpan to Mattapan
A writer’s traumatic experiences lead him to travel in time to the places where he was hurt
By Quentin Lucas
Why So Many Kids Struggle to Learn
Teachers continue to be trained in ways that ignore the findings of cognitive science
By Natalie Wexler
DEPARTMENTS
editor's note
tuning up
On Kindness
Almost everybody wants to be thought of as kind, if only as a strategy
By Edward Hoagland
poetry
anniversaries
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Tales of Mercy and Sacrifice
An Italian scholar’s exploration of the Hebrew Bible
By Randy Rosenthal
Mightier Than the Sword
A celebrated cartoonist looks back on his singular life and career
By Jerome Charyn
A World Weird and Wondrous
A classical music star offers a peek behind the curtain