Essay Democracy Hiding in Plain Sight By David Graeber and David Wengrow Democracy’s indigenous origins in the Americas. More
Essay Medicine Course of Illness By Iain Bamforth Reconsidering an epic of illness—Thomas Mann’s The Magic Mountain. More
Essay Death Mournful Creatures By Virginia Morell Humans may be the only animals who understand our mortality, but when it comes to grieving, we are not so unique. More
Essay Migration The Right to Leave By Stephanie DeGooyer Thomas Jefferson was a proponent of open migration. But who qualified as a refugee? More
Essay States of Mind The Ghost and the Princess By Anthony Gottlieb The correspondence of René Descartes and Princess Elisabeth of Bohemia—a debate about mind, soul, and immortality. More
Essay Education A Means to an End By Michael D. Hattem The intertwined history of education, history, and patriotism in the United States. More
Essay Food It’s What’s for Dinner By Scott Korb To be an ethical eater, one can no longer betray a deep ignorance about the workings of nature. More
Essay Eros Not About the Money By William H. Gass Sensuality is often mistakenly associated with prostitution and pornography, matters with which true sensual appreciation has only distant connections. More
