‘Augie March’ Turns 70
An Interview with Saul Bellow’s biographer Zachary Leader.
Riley Moore
· 12 min read
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A collection of 28 posts
Left is Not Woke: An Interview with Susan Neiman
In undermining universalism and moral progress, "wokeism" is inherently reactionary.
Maarten Boudry
· 14 min read
Aristotle (and the Stoics): An Interview with John Sellars
A new book by John Sellars explores the life’s work and extraordinary legacy of the man he has provocatively called “the single most important human being ever to have lived.”
Riley Moore
· 20 min read
A Conversation with E.O. Wilson (1929–2021)
In fact, at that meeting, InCAR—the International Committee Against Racism—held up signs condemning me and sociobiology and racism in general.
Alice Dreger
· 29 min read
The Return to Archaic Forms of Power—An Interview with Marianne Stidsen
A basic principle of Western societies – in addition to the fact that all people are born free and equal – is openness to criticism.
Paulina Neuding
· 7 min read
Down the Rabbit Hole of Political Intolerance in Silicon Valley
I took it as a good sign that by the time I got back to our family brunch all I could talk about was what I’d read about this kid (Palmer Luckey) and his incredible company (Oculus).
Blake J. Harris and Clay Routledge
· 10 min read
Anatomist of Racial Inequality: An Interview with Glenn Loury
Loury has taught at Brown University for over a decade, an institution where pleas for American patriotism are likely to be summarily dismissed. So why does he insist on making them?
Christian Alejandro Gonzalez
· 14 min read
How the Self-Esteem Myth Has Damaged Society and Us—An Interview with Will Storr
When we tell ourselves we can be anything we want to be, which is the myth that emerges from Human Potential and self-esteem ideas, we’re setting ourselves up for unhappiness, because it’s simply not true.
Clay Routledge
· 7 min read
What Happened to Gawker? An Interview with Ryan Holiday
Ryan Holiday’s book 'Conspiracy' tells the story of Peter Thiel’s decade-long campaign against Gawker Media.
Stephen Elliott
· 16 min read
'Luciferina': An Interview with Amanda Knox
Knox found the fortitude to survive her crucible and the talent to start over. Hers is a voice I will definitely be waiting to hear more of.
Jeffrey Tayler
· 8 min read
Writers Behind ‘Grievance Studies Scandal’ Address Criticisms
The three of you have continually stated your leftist political identity in your writing and on your social media accounts. How is your political affiliation relevant to the project?
Andy Ngo
· 8 min read
"Liberals Have Compromised on Their Own Values": An Interview with Ali A. Rizvi
Europeans challenged their own religion during the Enlightenment, and we’re all benefiting from their efforts today. But when non-Europeans want to do the same, it’s ‘Islamophobia’?
Maarten Boudry, Ali A. Rizvi
· 17 min read
Nobody's Victim: An Interview with Samantha Geimer
The woman raped by Roman Polanski when she was thirteen reflects on her candid memoir, #MeToo, and the culture of victimhood.
Jamie Palmer
· 19 min read