A new book proposes the abolition of life sentences. But meaningful criminal justice reform requires greater clarity about the nature and purpose of prison time.
I agree with the values of sacrifice and care, and I often find Briallen Hopper’s writing tenacious and lovely. So why did her book leave me not quite satisfied?
In spite of all the ambition and selfishness that New York supposedly represents, I’ve found that the city’s density has encouraged me to forget myself.
Edmund White knew that writers were most compelling when exploring a subject they were of two minds about: when they could see it from one angle, then another.
A journalists embeds himself among the rancher militia, led by Ammon Bundy, and faults the famous 2016 Oregon standoff for its warped concept of freedom
Matt Young’s retrospective look at his time as an enlisted Marine in an ongoing era of endless war is as darkly entertaining as it is crude and salacious
