Article Percival Everett Is Having a Moment The publishing industry tends to marginalize a writer like Percival Everett twice. He’s escaping confinement on the sheer brilliance of his novels. By Phil ChristmanDecember 8, 2023 Christmas Critics Books Race
Article A Conservative’s Case for Social Democracy In Sohrab Ahmari’s view, social democracy seeks to restore bonds of duty, obligation, solidarity, and reciprocity.By Anthony AnnettDecember 5, 2023 Economy Politics Nonfiction
Article First Time's the Charm Books by first-time authors that take a risk and push at the boundaries of the formBy Miles DoyleNovember 27, 2023 Christmas Critics Books
Article ‘Now Comes the Reckoning’ Timothy Garton Ash’s new book blends history and memoir to provide political analysis of postwar Europe and the United States' role in the region.By William Collins DonahueNovember 26, 2023 Nonfiction History Europe Foreign Affairs
Article Dwelling in Silence Louise Glück weaves together poetry and prayer. Kathryn Davis writes of loving, reading, dreaming, and dying. The two leave us unmoored and longing for more.By Anthony DomesticoNovember 26, 2023 Christmas Critics Poetry Books
Article Can This Sin Live Lucille Clifton's poetry says: I have been almost crushed by this culture’s gargantuanism and idolatry of power. I will not play your game.By Christian WimanNovember 24, 2023 Poetry Race History
PoliticsIs ‘Bronze Age Pervert’ Born to Rule? It’s hard to understand how anyone can think of Bronze Age Pervert as a role model, but an alarming number of young would-be fascists apparently do.By Matt McManusNovember 19, 2023
ReligionSold by the Jesuits Rachel L. Swarns's book dives into the history and legacy of the 272 slaves sold by the Jesuits at Georgetown University.By Marcia ChatelainNovember 15, 2023
CultureHave We Become Gods? Tara Isabella Burton’s new book asks: How has self-creation in pursuit of profit become our social ideal?By Brad EastNovember 15, 2023
BooksPreserving Hope for Humanity One fear ties together techno-utopian fantasies and anti-birth environmentalism: the messy, imperfect reality of our human bodies.By Gilbert MeilaenderNovember 1, 2023
CollectionsThe Israel-Palestine Conflict A collection of Commonweal's writings on the Israel-Palestine conflict since 2009By The EditorsNovember 14, 2023
