Essay Happiness The Loneliest of Species By Jay Griffiths Can bridging the divide between animals and humans bring about lasting happiness? 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 Intoxication Last Testaments By Francine Prose What do artists and writers do when they are faced with the imminence of death? Francine Prose reviews the final works of historian Tony Judt. More
Essay Rivalry & Feud Parry and Thrust By Jim Holt After a series of television clashes during the 1968 election, Gore Vidal and William F. Buckley Jr. developed a warm hatred of each other. More
Essay Religion Freedom by Necessity By Terry Eagleton A reconsideration of Dostoevsky’s The Brothers Karamazov. More
Essay Death Last Meals By Brent Cunningham The choice of the final meal contains a curious paradox: why mark the end of a life with the stuff that fuels it? More
Essay Philanthropy Treasure in Heaven By Peter Brown St. Augustine and other early Christians challenged the Roman idea of charity by invoking the ultimate authority—God. More
Essay Crimes & Punishments Staking a Life By Christopher Hitchens Why is the United States so wedded to the infliction of the death penalty? More
Essay Rule of Law Separation of Power By William Hogeland To make a more perfect union, don’t look to the Founding Fathers. More
