How ‘Revolution’ Became an Adjective How ‘Revolution’ Became an Adjective
Over the decades, this catchall term has lost all bite and meaning.
Mar 17, 2014 / Lewis Lapham
Why Is There No Mark Twain to Skewer Our Gilded Age? Why Is There No Mark Twain to Skewer Our Gilded Age?
It can’t be for lack of subjects.
Dec 19, 2013 / Lewis Lapham
Memento Mori Memento Mori
The death of American exceptionalism—and of me.
Sep 24, 2013 / Lewis Lapham
The Styrofoaming of the Waters The Styrofoaming of the Waters
With overfishing, acidification and garbage-ification, the seven seas aren’t what they once were.
Jun 3, 2013 / Lewis Lapham
The Conquest of Nature, and What We’ve Lost The Conquest of Nature, and What We’ve Lost
Are our relations with the animal world going the way of the great auk?
Mar 12, 2013 / Lewis Lapham
The War on Drugs Is a War on Human Nature The War on Drugs Is a War on Human Nature
The unwinnable war transforms a freedom-loving republic into a freedom-fearing national security state.
Dec 10, 2012 / Lewis Lapham
How American Democracy Became Commercial Property How American Democracy Became Commercial Property
Election politics today are little more than advertising. But it wasn't always that way.
Sep 20, 2012 / Lewis Lapham
Living in an American Age of Techno-Wonder and Unreason Living in an American Age of Techno-Wonder and Unreason
Magic and the making of an American political culture.
Jun 25, 2012 / Lewis Lapham
Machine-Made News Machine-Made News
The Internet as a toy with a tin ear and a wooden tongue.
Apr 23, 2012 / Lewis Lapham
Stomachs Too Big to Fail Stomachs Too Big to Fail
A person can only eat so much, but the craving for money is boundless—the purse, not the belly, is the void that is never filled.
Jun 13, 2011 / Lewis Lapham