Preamble Foreigners Them By Lewis H. Lapham When we talk about the foreign, the question becomes one of us versus them. But in the end, is one just the opposite side of the other? More
Preamble The Sea Sea Change By Lewis H. Lapham The sea offers a particular kind of freedom, though it’s one that comes at a price. More
Preamble Arts & Letters Lady in a Veil By Lewis H. Lapham Despite being told that art is somehow sacred, it’s better to take a naive delight in the thing itself. More
Preamble Lines of Work The Servant Problem By Lewis H. Lapham It is man’s nature to be doing something, or at least to fancy that he’s doing something, but to what purpose? More
Preamble Epidemic Signs and Wonders By Francine Prose Reading the literature of past plagues and suddenly seeing our present reflected in a mirror. More
