June 2022

Even if they were about nothing, the fights with my father were real, and always unwinnable.

In light of the recent events in Ukraine, an odd literary paternity suit has resurfaced.

What would a Trump defense look like after the January 6 hearings?

In ‘Esmond and Ilia,’ Marina Warner considers how her sensibility has been shaped by her parents.

Roosevelt Montás is one of the growing number of people of color who testify to the value of classics and great books in their communities.

In 1973, Reginald Adams was killed in one of many attacks on gay people in the United States. Now, a new grave commemorates his life and death.

Michael Kazin’s new book explores the history of the world’s oldest mass political organization, the Democratic Party.

Our weapons in Ukraine kill combatants and noncombatants alike, extending a bloody conflict. Is it worth it?

T. S. Eliot understood that we are mostly made of the past, and that to nullify it in the name of progress is to annihilate much that is precious.