Articles of Note

Cantankerous and unwieldy, Thomas Mann’s Reflections of a Nonpolitical Man punctures the pieties of our time   ... more »

New Books

He invented or perfected the short story, the mystery, science fiction, and gothic horror: Is Poe the most influential American writer?   ... more »

Essays & Opinions

For progressives, Foucault can no longer be “the ‘unsurpassable horizon’ of critical thought.” So what comes next?   ... more »