The Popper Principle
Did Plato really espouse ideas that led eventually to totalitarianism?
By Robert Zaretsky Thursday, January 29, 2026
“The Armadillo” by Elizabeth Bishop
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, January 27, 2026
The Twilight Self
Embracing mutability in a world gone mad means understanding how fantasy took hold of American psychiatry
By Philip Alcabes Monday, January 26, 2026
Hold the Salt
Reconsidering an ancient city’s bad reputation
By Charles G. Salas Friday, January 23, 2026
The Breath Is Everything
How an encounter with the Dalai Lama led to forays into Buddhism
By James Conaway Thursday, January 22, 2026
“Maritime Poem” by Nizar Qabbani
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, January 20, 2026
Anila Quayyum Agha
A cube of one’s own
By Noelani Kirschner Monday, January 19, 2026
“In Love You Rise” by Ibrahim Nasrallah
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, March 10, 2026
Eulogy for a Yenta
Jordy Rosenberg on his new novel, Night Night Fawn
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, March 6, 2026
An American Prophet of the Natural World
Celebrating the magical mundane
By John Kaag Thursday, March 5, 2026
“After Making Love We Hear Footsteps” by Galway Kinnell
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, March 3, 2026
On the Trail of Jeremiah
Robert Redford, the lure of the West, and the art of getting away
By David Gessner Monday, March 2, 2026
The Minotaur’s Muses
The romantic cruelty of a brilliant artist
By Anne Matthews Friday, February 27, 2026
current issue
Plus: David Gessner meets Robert Redford, Elizabeth D. Samet talks AI and baseball, Adam Hochschild goes to Lviv, and much more
Plus: David Gessner meets Robert Redford, Elizabeth D. Samet talks AI and baseball, Adam Hochschild goes to Lviv, and much more
Who Is Thinking?
The quest to discover the answer to an age-old question
By T. M. Luhrmann Monday, March 2, 2026
‘In the Presence of People No Longer Here’ 
Historians in the Ukrainian city of Lviv are documenting the horrors of the past while living in the shadow of war
By Adam Hochschild Monday, March 2, 2026
First Love, Faded Bloom
Rereading Gone with the Wind on a trip through the South
By Joy Lanzendorfer Monday, March 2, 2026
Your Perspective or Mine?
A brief history of subjectivity
By Arthur Krystal Monday, March 2, 2026
Who Is Thinking?
The quest to discover the answer to an age-old question
By T. M. Luhrmann Monday, March 2, 2026
‘In the Presence of People No Longer Here’
Historians in the Ukrainian city of Lviv are documenting the horrors of the past while living in the shadow of war
By Adam Hochschild Monday, March 2, 2026
First Love, Faded Bloom
Rereading Gone with the Wind on a trip through the South
By Joy Lanzendorfer Monday, March 2, 2026
Your Perspective or Mine?
A brief history of subjectivity
By Arthur Krystal Monday, March 2, 2026
