Articles of Note

In the “woke” wars, combatants hurl intellectual insults from their ideological battle stations. It’s all a huge waste of time  ... more »

New Books

As a critic, Elizabeth Hardwick’s success was destiny. Her tumultuous marriage, however, was the great choice of her life  ... more »

Essays & Opinions

How did a bowdlerized rendering of a marginal psychpathology — trauma theory — come to dominate our culture? ... more »