Life in the Ruins
Two new books consider the delusion of the human quest to be free from the constraints of nature.
November 21, 2024 issue
I, Coppola
Megalopolis, the director’s first film in thirteen years, is a useful reminder of how inimical extreme wealth is to democratic thinking—and to clear thinking in general.
November 3, 2024
Rescuing the People’s Parchment
Fifty years after its signing, the Declaration of Independence had deteriorated distressingly. A new book traces its subsequent graphic elaborations and the commissioning of the iconic facsimile we know today.
November 21, 2024 issue
‘The Slow Bleeding Out of a Country’
Israel’s assault on Lebanon threatens to render the very conditions of life impossible and hasten the country’s disintegration.
November 2, 2024
Life in the Ruins
Two new books consider the delusion of the human quest to be free from the constraints of nature.
November 21, 2024 issue
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Charles Simic: Sticking to Our Guns“Every country in the world has dimwits and crooks in politics, but no country treats them with greater respect than we do—or with such gutlessness.”
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