Preamble Comedy The Solid Nonpareil By Lewis H. Lapham From Mesopotamia to Mark Twain, the question has remained the same for thousands of years—who’s laughing now? More
Preamble Happiness The Impossible Dream By David Wootton How have we come to build a whole culture around a futile, self-defeating enterprise: the pursuit of happiness? More
Preamble Revolutions Crowd Control By Lewis H. Lapham No country can preserve its political liberties unless its rulers know that their people preserve the spirit of resistance. More
Preamble Eros Transits of Venus By Lewis H. Lapham The commodification of sex and love has shaped our attitudes toward both over the past half century, but eros is more than just dollars and cents. More
Preamble Home Castles in Air By Lewis H. Lapham The American democracy and dream are the building of castles in air. Whither goeth the one so goeth the other, these days up in smoke and the spout. More
