Articles of Note

In 1779, Ned Ludd broke into a house and destroyed knitting machines. It was a ridiculous stand against technology, but not without merit... more »

New Books

Sam Harris claims that free will is an illusion. But he proves nothing more than his knack for bait-and-switch arguments. Alvin Plantinga elaborates... more »

Essays & Opinions

A critic's life. Daniel Mendelsohn on the gay sensibility, genre, Susan Sontag and Edmund White, and the shrinking relevance of literary scholars... more »