Election 2016 Archives - The American Scholar

The Complex Art of Second-Guessing

By Phillip Lopate | 01/06/2017 |

Maybe the mistakes weren’t Hillary’s, after all

Reflections after the Election

By Phillip Lopate | 11/18/2016 |

Counting the worry beads

What Our Politicians Can’t Bring Themselves to Say

By Phillip Lopate | 10/21/2016 |

(And why the personal essay might help)