Articles of Note

Reading Heidegger in Beijing. He's a rock star in academic circles there. But kindly ignore the corruptive impact of a bad regime on a great thinker  ... more »

New Books

Golden age of the cigarette. The war over smoking is too easily cast as one of heroes and villains - in truth things were much messier  ... more »

Essays & Opinions

Criticism is often a cycle of destruction, a matter of winners and losers. Tear down a peer's work to elevate your own  ... more »