Roundtable
Opinions and analysis from Lapham’s Quarterly writers and editors.
June 18, 2025
April 20, 2020
“Just Like at Madrid, Comrades!”
Following three Spanish Republicans from civil war to the North African campaign.
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April 14, 2020
The Largest Human Zoo in World History
Visiting the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis.
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April 13, 2020
A Letter from Quarantine
“A person in my state of health should not have such miseries to bear.”
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April 10, 2020
The Rest Is History
Wash your hands, help librarians, and read about revolutions.
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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.