Roundtable
Opinions and analysis from Lapham’s Quarterly writers and editors.
August 25, 2025
November 09, 2018
The Rest Is History
Mean obituaries, perfect elephants, and saying goodbye to ballots.
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November 08, 2018
Hatred Endorsed by a President
The author of The Latecomers looks at the influence of a movie.
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November 06, 2018
Making an Ancient Roman Murderer
The story of how Nero plotted—and initially failed—to kill his mother.
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November 05, 2018
Meet Yourself
Tracing the history of humans trying to reduce one another to a personality profile.
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November 02, 2018
The Rest Is History
Assorted Halloween stories, Stoicism, and armadillos.
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October 31, 2018
The Grieved – Are Many – I Am Told
Meet the emotionally tangled supporting actors of the Dickinson family.
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October 30, 2018
Public History
History museums and historical societies in the United States.
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Monumental Mistakes
2023:
Fitness instructor carves his girlfriend’s name into the Colosseum.
c. 1850:
Thompson of Sunderland makes his mark on Pompey’s pillar.
Revolutionary Lovebirds
2023:
Writers on strike search for romance at the picket line.
c. 1945:
Young communists engage in party matchmaking.