Articles of Note

Hilton Als was 14 when he first read James Baldwin. "I realized you could write in a ... there's no other way to put it, really, except it was a kind of high-faggoty style"... more »

New Books

Liberal intellectuals have long dismissed both radicals and reactionaries. Now this moral certainty has evaporated into empty, cranky clichés... more »

Essays & Opinions

Kierkegaard broke off his engagement claiming to be a young cad in need of a “lusty young girl.” But it was more than that. His entire philosophy can be found in that renunciation... more »