Essay The City Necropolis By Colin Dickey The corpse has proved to be a bedeviling problem for the city—how do we live with our dead? More
Essay Medicine Dissection By Meehan Crist Medical students are forced to change their perceptions of the dead. There is a human instinct that must be overcome to stick knives and fingers into human flesh. More
Essay States of War The Persian Way of War By Tom Holland Unlike the Greeks, Xerxes viewed war as more than a simple matter of strategy. Rather, it was a means of flaunting global mastery. More
Essay About Money Funny Money By Edward Castronova Is there really a difference between the “real” world currencies we use everyday and their funny-money alter egos used online in virtual worlds? More
Essay Climate A Climate of Change By Philipp Blom How the Little Ice Age ushered in the modern world. 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
Essay Lines of Work Treasure Hunt By Alain de Botton A person’s vocation has become more than a job—it should transform us into who we are. More
