“Snow” by Louis MacNeice
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, December 24, 2024
The Diagnostician of Despair
Why Rousseau believed that Enlightenment values would lead us to ruin
By Robert Zaretsky Thursday, December 19, 2024
“Guests” by Celia Thaxter
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, December 17, 2024
Kinship and Contradictions
Carrie Lowry Schuettpelz on the complexities of Native American identity
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, December 13, 2024
Verde
Learning a foreign language isn’t just about improving cognitive function—it can teach us to sense the world anew
By Jesse Lee Kercheval Thursday, December 12, 2024
The Years With Jake
My unlikely friendship with the dean of Washington lawyers
By Bruce Falconer Friday, April 12, 2019
Daughters of War
Writing women back into battle
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, April 12, 2019
“Daffodils” by Ted Hughes
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Friday, April 12, 2019
On the Frontlines
An excerpt from Women Warriors: An Unexpected History by Pamela D. Toler
By Katie Daniels Thursday, April 11, 2019
The Ritual of Renewal
Forget decluttering—I need to be surrounded by my library books
By Christina Thompson Wednesday, April 10, 2019
A Life Off-track
A talented historian’s tragic end
By Thomas Chatterton Williams Wednesday, April 10, 2019
A Conversation With the Novelist
The Scholar‘s online book club meets Alice McDermott
By Katie Daniels Tuesday, April 9, 2019
current issue
Plus: Samantha Rose Hill follows Thomas Mann to Switzerland, Michael Autrey hunts for porcini, and Megan Craig searches for stability in stone
Plus: Samantha Rose Hill follows Thomas Mann to Switzerland, Michael Autrey hunts for porcini, and Megan Craig searches for stability in stone
Divided Providence
Faith’s pivotal role in the outcome of the Civil War
By Robert Wilson Monday, December 2, 2024
The Fair Fields 
Only rarely did the outside world intrude on an idyllic Connecticut childhood, but in the tumultuous 1960s, that intrusion included an encounter with evil
By Rosanna Warren Monday, December 2, 2024
The Art of Tuning In
Celebrating 20 years of poetry in the Scholar
By Langdon Hammer Monday, December 2, 2024
Divided Providence
Faith’s pivotal role in the outcome of the Civil War
By Robert Wilson Monday, December 2, 2024
The Fair Fields
Only rarely did the outside world intrude on an idyllic Connecticut childhood, but in the tumultuous 1960s, that intrusion included an encounter with evil
By Rosanna Warren Monday, December 2, 2024
The Art of Tuning In
Celebrating 20 years of poetry in the Scholar
By Langdon Hammer Monday, December 2, 2024
