Article Princeps & Monsters Tom Holland’s new translation of Suetonius’s ‘The Lives of the Caesars’ comes at a time when the psychology of tyrants is on all of our minds. By Jared Marcel Pollen January 27, 2026 Books Politics
Article Books in Brief The editors on climate-change politics, disability access in religious communities, and the history of money. By The Editors January 27, 2026 Books in Brief Nonfiction
Article Poem | Canticle to the Birds “Crows, / shiny as split anthracite, tear bits off the sun, suck stars / down to the pulse, spit them out.” By Brian Swann January 27, 2026 Poetry
Article Two Poems by Gary Stein “Her small hands, stained raw, / repeat these ritual repairs / of nature’s wild wardrobe” By Gary Stein January 27, 2026 Poetry
Article Poem | Perimeters “A weekday of back-roads and small / errands, of September sun stalled / in the clearing of itself.” By Daniel Fraser January 27, 2026 Poetry
Article Champions of Apathy Neoliberals would rather change the Church than change the economy. By Henry Snow January 27, 2026 Politics Economy U.S. Catholicism
Article The Little Hours of Delaney Hall A prayer service outside a Newark DHS detention center was a reminder that, for Christians, every prison and every tyrant is a temporary thing. By Kevin Gallagher January 27, 2026 Religion Politics Donald Trump Immigration
Feature Matters of Perspective The Museum of Modern Art’s exhibition of Wifredo Lam’s extraordinary life and work ultimately misses the mark. By Alejandro Anreus January 26, 2026 Arts Culture Latin America
Article Spellbound Forty percent of Americans are in thrall to Donald Trump. Breaking down the right-wing media’s Iron Curtain will be a very long-term project. By George Scialabba January 26, 2026 Donald Trump Economy Politics
