What Are the Lessons of “Roe”? What Are the Lessons of “Roe”?
A new book chronicles the decades-long fight to legalize abortion in the United States.
Apr 4, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Moira Donegan
Reports of the Death of the “Texas Observer” Are Greatly Exaggerated Reports of the Death of the “Texas Observer” Are Greatly Exaggerated
With support from readers, a legendary progressive publication lives to fight another day.
Apr 3, 2023 / Jim Hightower
The Mind-Bending Fiction of Mircea Cărtărescu The Mind-Bending Fiction of Mircea Cărtărescu
In his postmodern epic Solenoid, the Romanian novelist offers us an extraordinary and baroque elaboration of a subjectivity less than ordinary.
Apr 3, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Will Self
A Portrait of Leonard Cohen as a Young Artist A Portrait of Leonard Cohen as a Young Artist
A posthumous collection of early fiction, A Ballet of Lepers, chronicles how, in fits and starts, the singer came to understand the art of storytelling.
Mar 30, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Sam Sodomsky
Disability Is Always Someone Else’s Problem Disability Is Always Someone Else’s Problem
Why I’m not celebrating Disabilities Awareness Month.
Mar 29, 2023 / Marie Myung-Ok Lee
Christianity’s Place in the Left and the Right Christianity’s Place in the Left and the Right
A conversation with historian David Hollinger about the rise of evangelicalism, the decline of mainline Protestantism, and if the country has truly become more secular.
Mar 29, 2023 / Q&A / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
The Puzzle of Ryan Lee Wong’s Activist Autofiction The Puzzle of Ryan Lee Wong’s Activist Autofiction
In his debut, Which Side Are You On, he examines fractures in the Asian American community through the eyes of a recently radicalized college student.
Mar 28, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Esther Kim
You Can’t Even Tell Who’s Rich Anymore You Can’t Even Tell Who’s Rich Anymore
Billionaires dress like the guy next door, which elides the fact of our ever-worsening inequality.
Mar 24, 2023 / Kate Wagner
The Hidden Treasures of Pirate Democracy The Hidden Treasures of Pirate Democracy
In his final book, David Graeber looks at an experiment in radical democracy and piratical justice in Madagascar.
Mar 21, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Marcus Rediker