Accelerationists? Goethe Warned Us
Past a certain speed, you only create chaos.
By Jeannette Cooperman
Who’s Afraid of Tom Wolfe?
No editor would let a resurrected Tom Wolfe write the way he once did. But it was that breathless spew, uncensored though artful, that let him reach us. Now we only get that much animation from rogue or ranting podcasters and columnists, and it comes soaked in instantly recognizable political bias.
Gut Reactions
To research Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, autism, MS, anxiety, and depression, you have to start in the digestive tract, not in the brain.
Frontenac and the French Revolution
Back then, luxury was there to be gawked at, fantasized about, tried on—and in time, marked way down, so that every once in a while, the goods were spread around.
Letters from Howard Nemerov’s Discreet Love Affair Are Finally Unfolded
The world knew Nemerov's poetry. No one guessed his heart.
Time to Revise the Golden Rule
The most universal rule humanity ever came up with, the Golden Rule was intact for centuries...till now.
“This Is Personal. And No, We Are Not Criminals”
Two accomplished, compassionate healthcare professionals describe what it took to get here as refugee kids—and how it feels to be here now.
Finally, an Explanation for the Paradox of MAGA Christianity
For a decade now, a lot of Americans have gone slightly crazy trying to reconcile Christianity with the policies and goals of MAGA. Tim Alberta explains.
How to Ignore the Crumbling of the Body—and the Body Politic
What does “crumbling” mean anyway? “Breaking or falling apart into small fragments, especially as part of a process of deterioration…. Disintegrating.
Why Pink Is So Complicated
I felt strong, refusing the Barbie color. But I denied myself too lavishly.
Exercising the Prayer Muscle
Prayer attempts to control—or at least come to peace with—the uncontrollable. It is an aspiration but also an assent: you are believing in something, acknowledging something, hoping for something. You have given shape to what is amorphous and uncertain. Psychologically, prayer is a survival tactic.
We Owe Our Lives to Some Bugs that Ate the Sun
For ten points, name the central event in the history of life.