King of the World
France’s Louis XIV, known as “The Sun King,” has long been an enigma. On the one hand, he was visionary, practical, and probably the greatest patron of the arts the world... Read More
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France’s Louis XIV, known as “The Sun King,” has long been an enigma. On the one hand, he was visionary, practical, and probably the greatest patron of the arts the world... Read More
In "Waters of the World", Sarah Dry profiles the lives of six brilliant scientists from the mid-nineteenth century to the present who made essential contributions to our... Read More
In "A Small Door Set in Concrete", Israeli activist Ilana Hammerman attests to the cruel and ever-worsening effects of the borders and policies that separate Israel and... Read More
In the internet age, struggles to protect personal privacy are all the more significant, claims Lawrence Cappello in "None of Your Damn Business", a thorough account of privacy... Read More
If so great a physicist as Richard Feynman once claimed that “nobody understands quantum mechanics,” what hope do we laypeople have? Luckily, Philip Ball, a freelance writer... Read More
"Ghosts in the Schoolyard" is a chilling must-read investigation of racism in Chicago’s education system. One might think the days of black students fighting for their right... Read More
“Some risks are worth taking, but it’s better not to ask why,” writes David Shulman. “Then there are the risks that you have to take if you want to feel human.” This... Read More
Boltanski’s intimate tale walks a tightwire between darkness and light, melancholy and joy. When French journalist Christophe Boltanski decided, at the age of thirteen, to... Read More
This dense but well-structured philosophical text endeavors to examine the cultural causes of climate change. Drawing from the Enlightenment, American culture is fiercely... Read More
Ikard’s book is an essential wake-up call to all white Americans who are not actively engaged in combating racism. In "Lovable Racists, Magical Negroes, and White Messiahs",... Read More
Arguably, no other historian than Hofstadter chronicled more dynamically American liberalism, which reached its highpoint during the 1930s New Deal and ultimately unraveled in... Read More
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