Articles of Note

Academia, a theater of “grinding competition and relentless banality,” is no longer a place to live the contemplative life... more »

New Books

The maddening Martin Amis. He denounces authors’ asides into dreams, sex, and religion… and then commits those very novelistic sins  ... more »

Essays & Opinions

Ruthlessly self-absorbed, obsessed with power, a sexual predator — Simone de Beauvoir was not a good person. But at least she stood for something  ... more »