Molded by the past, yet inevitably changed by the future
Molly Crabapple’s story of the Jewish Bund is an ambitious yet flawed work of discovery and history.
All posts filed under: The Times We Live In
Addressing the challenges of our polarized times
So you want to find a treasure?
Elizabeth Buchanan looks at why despots over the centuries have tried—and failed—to own Greenland.
The wages of erasure is reenactment
My conversation with Wright Thompson, author of the award-winning book “The Barn.”
Trading complexity for the easier path of nostalgia and remembrance
Charles King’s fascinating history of Odessa is both a celebration and an elegy.
Whitewashing history won’t make America great
The whitewashing and bulldozing of our history seeks to serve the vision of a small group of powerful people.
Why not?
Building a robust sense of the common good comes about in part by asking ourselves tough questions.
I love the pithy proverb: Volume 12
The most recent in my series of aphorisms that have captured my attention.
Don’t let them teach you only to hate
The world fell in love with ordinary America and reminded us why this country is still worth fighting for.
A tale of hope and struggle
Laila Lalami’s debut novel takes us into the hopes and fears of modern Morocco with subtlety and grace.
Fighting to ensure that a nation conceived in liberty can endure
Remembering that the Declaration of Independence was the original NO KINGS document.
MORE TO COME... 