Articles of Note

Orwell and the left. Would this foremost cant-detector find a whiff of it on the contemporary left? He would cast a baleful eye on identity politics and be dubious about diversity... more »


New Books

In his letters, Robert Frost is never tedious, always fun, appallingly crafty, and unusually trusting in people he barely knew... more »


Essays & Opinions

The literature of contagion is vile, says Jill Lepore. "Every story of epidemic is a story of illiteracy, language made powerless, man made brute... more »