Lawrence Weschler

Lawrence Weschler, a director emeritus of the New York Institute for the Humanities at NYU, has published over 20 books of narrative nonfiction on topics cultural and political.

An Epic Mural Prophesies Large-Scale Climate Destruction

An Epic Mural Prophesies Large-Scale Climate Destruction An Epic Mural Prophesies Large-Scale Climate Destruction

A mountain landscape, upon closer inspection, reveals rampant floods, tornadoes, and fires.

Nov 9, 2020 / Feature / David Opdyke and Lawrence Weschler

Imagining a New Mount Rushmore

Imagining a New Mount Rushmore Imagining a New Mount Rushmore

What would a monument for our current Trumpian moment look like?

Jul 3, 2020 / Lawrence Weschler

Brett Kavanaugh Laughing

How the US Supreme Court Lost Its Legitimacy How the US Supreme Court Lost Its Legitimacy

The far right has long sought to limit access to authentic democratic governance. It’s succeeding.

Sep 17, 2018 / Lawrence Weschler

Cardinal Arns

The Passing of Dom Paulo, Cardinal Arns, a Liberation Theology Titan The Passing of Dom Paulo, Cardinal Arns, a Liberation Theology Titan

He stood up courageously against Brazil’s dictatorship and supported the “preferential option for the poor.”

Feb 1, 2017 / Lawrence Weschler

The Art of the Shakedown, From the Nile to the Potomac The Art of the Shakedown, From the Nile to the Potomac

How corruption in the US puts everyday corruption in Africa to shame.

Nov 1, 2011 / Lawrence Weschler

Fevered Imagination Fevered Imagination

Artists try to wake up a sleepwalking public to the dangers of climate change.

Apr 19, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Lawrence Weschler

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