Workers of France, Unite!
The personal misery of public strikes
By Thomas Chatterton Williams Wednesday, May 23, 2018
Shawna C. Elliott
Waves of Nostalgia
By Noelani Kirschner Monday, May 21, 2018
Lilacs for Lincoln (and Kennedy and King)
Roger Sessions, part II
By Sudip Bose Thursday, May 17, 2018
The Great Detached
As a journalist, Tom Wolfe’s greatest asset was his emotional distance from his subjects
By Graeme Wood Wednesday, May 16, 2018
Make Them Work
A different sort of moral obligation
By Thomas Chatterton Williams Wednesday, May 16, 2018
Carole D’Inverno
Breaking Mountains
By Noelani Kirschner Monday, May 14, 2018
The Revolutionary Scholar
Meditations on Phi Beta Kappa and the futures we imagine
By Esther L. Jones Tuesday, September 8, 2026
A Life in Stanzas
How Phi Beta Kappa shaped one poet’s beginnings
By Sandra Beasley Tuesday, September 8, 2026
“Ithaka” by C. P. Cavafy
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Save the Meramec
On law, literature, and the Indiana bat
By Dennis Drabelle Monday, September 7, 2026
Call It Macaroni
Susan Stryker on her new book, Changing Gender
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, September 4, 2026
Adding Wimsey to My Life
How I fell in love with a fictional detective
By Paula Marantz Cohen Wednesday, September 2, 2026
“Everybody Who Is Dead” by Frank Stanford
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, September 1, 2026
current issue
Plus: The Phi Beta Kappa Society turns 250, Emily Bernard on her complicated obsession with Carl Van Vechten, Joshua Bodwell loses (part of) a tooth, and much more
Plus: The Phi Beta Kappa Society turns 250, Emily Bernard on her complicated obsession with Carl Van Vechten, Joshua Bodwell loses (part of) a tooth, and much more
The Two Ladies of Vermont
In 1875, the debate over whether to induct women into Phi Beta Kappa exposed a crack in the foundation of Western education
By Augustine Sedgewick Tuesday, September 8, 2026
A Life in Stanzas
How Phi Beta Kappa shaped one poet’s beginnings
By Sandra Beasley Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Welcome to the Bioemporium 
Brain-dead bodies hold great promise for medical education and research, but how do we calculate the ethical cost?
By Carl Elliott Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Love the Blood
Exploring the complexity of a life with Carl Van Vechten, on the centennial of his most notorious work
By Emily Bernard Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Our Energetic World
Life is not an accident but an inevitable result of physical laws
By Rebecca Boyle Tuesday, September 8, 2026
The Two Ladies of Vermont
In 1875, the debate over whether to induct women into Phi Beta Kappa exposed a crack in the foundation of Western education
By Augustine Sedgewick Tuesday, September 8, 2026
A Life in Stanzas
How Phi Beta Kappa shaped one poet’s beginnings
By Sandra Beasley Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Welcome to the Bioemporium
Brain-dead bodies hold great promise for medical education and research, but how do we calculate the ethical cost?
By Carl Elliott Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Love the Blood
Exploring the complexity of a life with Carl Van Vechten, on the centennial of his most notorious work
By Emily Bernard Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Our Energetic World
Life is not an accident but an inevitable result of physical laws