July 03, 2026
“As Though They Were Blood of the Blood”
Jefferson’s Declaration and the problem of American identity.
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Opinions and analysis from Lapham’s Quarterly writers and editors.
September 16, 2026
June 29, 2026
An Ordinary Mind on an Ordinary Day
What novelists can teach neuroscientists about consciousness.
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June 26, 2026
The Rest Is History
World Cup video games, Winston Churchill, and the letter W.
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June 08, 2026
Christmas Punch in June
“You must visit some time,” Charles Dickens said. “See my house, meet my family.”
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May 26, 2026
The Wonder of the Ordinary
How familiar can the people of the deep past ever be?
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August 07, 2023
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.
May 22, 2023
Revolutionary Lovebirds
2023:
Writers on strike search for romance at the picket line.
c. 1945:
Young communists engage in party matchmaking.