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“Today it may seem like magical thinking to imagine a Russia that would be willing to pay damages to Ukraine, but there ...
12/25/2025

“Today it may seem like magical thinking to imagine a Russia that would be willing to pay damages to Ukraine, but there is some historical precedent for such a scenario.” —Linda Kinstler on the peace talks in Ukraine

On November 5 the president of the Heritage Foundation, Kevin Roberts, convened an uncomfortable meeting. “I made a mistake, and I let you down,” he told

The Elaine massacre of October 1919, writes Atul Dev, represents “a pivotal episode of American history, consigned inexp...
12/25/2025

The Elaine massacre of October 1919, writes Atul Dev, represents “a pivotal episode of American history, consigned inexplicably to the margins.”

In the spring of 2008, at a small desk piled with papers and notebooks, Lisa Hicks-Gilbert sat spellbound in front of a laptop. After a lifetime of

“Today it may seem like magical thinking to imagine a Russia that would be willing to pay damages to Ukraine, but there ...
12/24/2025

“Today it may seem like magical thinking to imagine a Russia that would be willing to pay damages to Ukraine, but there is some historical precedent for such a scenario.” —Linda Kinstler on the peace talks in Ukraine

On December 1, a group of prominent Ukrainian intellectuals and politicians published a manifesto in Ukrainska Pravda about how the war might end. “It is

Looking for a last-minute gift? NYRSeminars presents online classes with on Madame Bovary, Italian opera, and twentieth...
12/23/2025

Looking for a last-minute gift? NYRSeminars presents online classes with on Madame Bovary, Italian opera, and twentieth-century theater, plus Marilynne Robinson on the Bible. Purchase a membership now by visiting:

January 7–21, 2026 Drama Queens: Daniel Mendelsohn on Madame Bovary and Italian Opera Join Daniel Mendelsohn for a three-session webinar on Madame Bovary, Lucia di Lammermoor, La Traviata, and Madame Butterfly. January 28–February 18, 2026 Drama Queens:...

“The new conservatives have not just deprived themselves of the resources to combat antisemitism in their midst but crea...
12/23/2025

“The new conservatives have not just deprived themselves of the resources to combat antisemitism in their midst but created more favorable conditions for it to spread.” —Suzanne Schneider on the turmoil at the Heritage Foundation

On November 5 the president of the Heritage Foundation, Kevin Roberts, convened an uncomfortable meeting. “I made a mistake, and I let you down,” he told

“The tug between family ties and one’s own choice to construct a substitute family has been a constant tension within Ch...
12/23/2025

“The tug between family ties and one’s own choice to construct a substitute family has been a constant tension within Christianity.... That makes the association of ‘family values’ with Christian faith more than a little problematic.” —Diarmaid MacCulloch

The Bible is unquestionably the most scrutinized “book” in history. Yet certain obvious facts about it nonetheless escape notice. For example, as Diarmaid

The Elaine massacre gave rise to the legal strategy that the NAACP would use to chip away at Jim Crow, but “the legal hi...
12/22/2025

The Elaine massacre gave rise to the legal strategy that the NAACP would use to chip away at Jim Crow, but “the legal history…remains better known than that of the killings” —Atul Dev

In the spring of 2008, at a small desk piled with papers and notebooks, Lisa Hicks-Gilbert sat spellbound in front of a laptop. After a lifetime of

“The most stunning moment in Resurrection…[is] the oldest movie-making trick of all: the world itself, the simple miracl...
12/22/2025

“The most stunning moment in Resurrection…[is] the oldest movie-making trick of all: the world itself, the simple miracle of light—the right light—hitting a camera.” —Gabriel Winslow-Yost

Films are rarely made in response to film critics, so it is unlikely that Bi Gan's wildly ambitious new film was inspired Susan Sontag's 1996 essay “The

For Trump, peace in Ukraine "seems to amount to little more than a business deal, preferably delivered before Christmas,...
12/21/2025

For Trump, peace in Ukraine "seems to amount to little more than a business deal, preferably delivered before Christmas, or at the very least before nominations for the Nobel Peace Prize are due on January 31." —Linda Kinstler

On December 1, a group of prominent Ukrainian intellectuals and politicians published a manifesto in Ukrainska Pravda about how the war might end. “It is

Suzanne Schneider on the crack-up at the Heritage Foundation
12/21/2025

Suzanne Schneider on the crack-up at the Heritage Foundation

On November 5 the president of the Heritage Foundation, Kevin Roberts, convened an uncomfortable meeting. “I made a mistake, and I let you down,” he told

“The Bible is a collection of texts beyond and outside us, and we may find its messages strange and even unwelcome. Ther...
12/20/2025

“The Bible is a collection of texts beyond and outside us, and we may find its messages strange and even unwelcome. There’s nothing we can do about that, except to examine ourselves afresh.” —Diarmaid MacCulloch, interviewed by Chandler Fritz

The Bible is unquestionably the most scrutinized “book” in history. Yet certain obvious facts about it nonetheless escape notice. For example, as Diarmaid

Linda Kinstler on Ukraine's impossible bind
12/20/2025

Linda Kinstler on Ukraine's impossible bind

On December 1, a group of prominent Ukrainian intellectuals and politicians published a manifesto in Ukrainska Pravda about how the war might end. “It is

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