Roundtable
Opinions and analysis from Lapham’s Quarterly writers and editors.
July 29, 2025
October 26, 2020
The Tyranny of the Ballot
A man who wants everyone to know his views explains why he’s against voting in secret.
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October 23, 2020
The Rest Is History
Medieval graffiti, ancient toilets, and Indiana Jones.
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October 19, 2020
Voting Influencers
A group of gossips wonder how much women’s suffrage will change the nation.
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October 15, 2020
Election Hellscape
Fallen angels vote on whether or not to conquer the world.
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October 14, 2020
All the Devils Are Here
How the visual history of the Haitian Revolution misrepresents Black suffering and death.
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October 13, 2020
Graveyard Shift
Years of deliberate neglect led to a mine explosion in November 1968.
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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.