Roundtable
Opinions and analysis from Lapham’s Quarterly writers and editors.
October 30, 2020
October 28, 2020
Given the Personalities Involved
The conflicts among the hallowed members of the Commission on Freedom of the Press.
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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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Alfresco Gender Reveals
2020:
An outdoor gender-reveal party in California sparks a wildfire.
1500 BC:
Ancient Egyptian women visit a field of grain daily to determine their babies’ gender.
The Cockerel Brief
2020:
Rooster fined 166 euros for early morning crowing in Italian town.
1474:
Rooster questioned for laying egg, perhaps at the behest of Satan.