Articles of Note

For Margaret Mead and Ruth Benedict, social theory was a way to make sense of distant cultures — and a lever against your own predicaments... more »

New Books

How to follow a perfect novel? After Invisible Man, Ralph Ellison found events conspiring against his second act... more »

Essays & Opinions

An allegation of systemic racism against a university is serious, says Randall Kennedy. Why is the evidence in some cases so flimsy?... more »