Essay Democracy Hiding in Plain Sight By David Graeber and David Wengrow Democracy’s indigenous origins in the Americas. More
Essay Religion Freedom by Necessity By Terry Eagleton A reconsideration of Dostoevsky’s The Brothers Karamazov. More
Essay Scandal Exquisite Scandal By Nancy Lemann Disgrace comes in various forms. Some are better than others. 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 Spies Agents of Betrayal By Lawrence Osborne A reconsideration of Graham Greene’s Our Man in Havana. More
Essay Foreigners The Foreign Spell By Pico Iyer To be a foreigner is to be perpetually detached, but it is also to be continually surprised. More
