When Disaster Is an Invaluable Lesson
Donald Trump’s manner was a declaration of indifference toward the values that make democracy possible.
Tortoises and Tigers: The Pleasures of a Long Read
Posted on September 2, 2020
Image: The 1956 movie poster for War and Peace.
Why read long books? Well, if you have to ask…
How COVID Can Change What Schools Are For
What if the purpose of education has nothing to do with social mobility?
More Than Their Crimes
Meeting a murderer and finding a friend.
Story of a Photograph
Posted on August 17, 2020
Image: Chartres Street, New Orleans, 1974, by John Rosenthal (detail).
The man who approached me on Chartres Street looked like he’d been tossed away.
Aristotle, Literally
by
Matt Dinan
Posted on August 13, 2020
Image: Aristotle, Alvaro Marques Hijazo (2018). Image via Wikimedia Commons.
I don’t think Aristotle is our enemy. I consider him a friend.