Articles of Note

The Letter, a post-mortem. Rarely has a open letter so riled intellectuals. Why are the cynics scoffing, and what did the authors think was gonna happen?... more »

New Books

Andy Warhol's artistic legacy is secure, in part because he recognized the durability of cynicism. Nihilism never goes out of fashion... more »

Essays & Opinions

Intellectual life is beset by a climate of censoriousness and self-censorship; Twitter gets the final say. Thomas Chatterton Williams explains the Harper’s letter... more »