Some Observations on the United States Presidency
by Gerhard Casper
A Constitutional law scholar on the separation of powers.
A Constitutional law scholar on the separation of powers.
The Organs of Sense
by Adam Ehrlich Sachs
An excerpt from Adam Sachs's novel about G.W. Leibniz and his encounter with a blind astronomer.
An excerpt from Adam Sachs's novel about G.W. Leibniz and his encounter with a blind astronomer.
World Literature
by Martin Puchner
The curious history of a German-American idea
The curious history of a German-American idea
Secular Sacred Groves
by Jared Farmer
Ancient trees in modern times
Ancient trees in modern times
Beat Knowledge
by Ronald Radano
We are all African, when we listen.
We are all African, when we listen.
Capped
by George T. Frampton
The cap-and-trade mechanism of taxing and regulating greenhouse-gas fuels has been stalled in the US since 2010. It's now making a comeback.
The cap-and-trade mechanism of taxing and regulating greenhouse-gas fuels has been stalled in the US since 2010. It's now making a comeback.
Unexceptional Politics
by Emily Apter
A critical meditation on the trials and tribulations of deliberative democracy now
A critical meditation on the trials and tribulations of deliberative democracy now
Bigger Profits, Slower Growth
by Herman Mark Schwartz
What are the possible economic causes of populist politics? Begin with the recent development of disintegrated supply chains.
What are the possible economic causes of populist politics? Begin with the recent development of disintegrated supply chains.
The Young Man Who Sells Antiques
by Jesse Ball
A short story about a red bird
A short story about a red bird
Artist Portfolio: Lucy Raven
Text by Pavel Pyś
Artist Lucy Raven is cinematically drawn to the scientific and industrial worlds of the American West
Artist Lucy Raven is cinematically drawn to the scientific and industrial worlds of the American West
The Laws of War
by Peter Holquist
How the Russian Empire helped to create the laws of war
How the Russian Empire helped to create the laws of war
The Origins Myth
by Fred M. Donner
The myths and material origins of early Islam
The myths and material origins of early Islam
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