Articles of Note

The triumph of Judith Butler. Today teenagers throw around terms like “heteronormativity” and “performative.” At 60, she’s still fighting for the right not to be called a "lady"... more »


New Books

A strange blend of Thoreau, Edison, and Ford, Buckminster Fuller was a consummate visionary. He was also a failure and a fraud... more »


Essays & Opinions

“Wife of Oscar Wilde.” Those words appear on three tombstones in two countries. You’d have thought “poor, dear Constance" Wilde had suffered enough... more »