Germany, My Elsewhere
Nell Irvin Painter discusses what time abroad taught her about identity, race, and history.
The 2024 Presidential Race: A New Turning Point?
Renowned political strategist Doug Sosnik breaks down the latest polling data and offers insights into what both campaigns must do to clinch victory in this high-stakes election.
Traditional Jewish Literature and Trans Politics
Max K. Strassfeld argues that historical Judaic texts can prompt a radical reassessment of contemporary narratives about the relationship among religion, gender, and law.
A Wiser World: The Global Quest for Good Judgement
Historian Zachary Shore looks at recent political history for examples and models of wise decision-making.
Fellow Spotlight: Peter Christensen
Art historian Peter Christensen is working on a project that approaches dignity as fundamentally an issue of design.
Fellow Spotlight: David Grubbs
David Grubbs explores the demands composers and musicians face when working collaboratively.
Fellow Spotlight: Amy Waldman
Writer and journalist Amy Waldman is writing a nonfiction book on the human relationship with snow.
Fellow Spotlight: Mona Simpson
Writer Mona Simpson is at work on several new novel ideas -- one of them about FDR's most trusted women.
Fellow Spotlight: Zachary Shore
In his book project “A Wiser World,” Zachary Shore asks what history can teach us about making wise decisions.
Fellow Spotlight: Max K. Strassfeld
Max K. Strassfeld challenges current scholarship tracing the origins of life-cycle rituals to rabbinic literature.