The diverting short stories collected in "Mr. Simpson and Other Short Stories" concern money—both the lack of it, and what people are willing to do to get it. Flawed men and inscrutable women populate Stephen Maitland-Lewis’s short... Read More

"Two Pieces of Cloth" is the loving biography of a couple who lived through the twentieth century’s darkest days. Joe Gold recalls how his parents relied on faith and good fortune to survive the Holocaust in the historical biography... Read More

Eve Golden’s biography of Jayne Mansfield covers the life, death, and legacy of the oft-dismissed actress. Throughout her career and ever since her premature death, Mansfield has been treated as a punchline, more than a performer. But... Read More

Sally Howard examines the value and devaluation of unpaid housework in "The Home Stretch". Though more and more women are entering the work force, responsibility for domestic chores—cooking, cleaning, childcare, and other family... Read More

Jeff Pearce recounts the life and exploits of versatile English explorer, politician, and diplomat Henry Layard in "Winged Bull". Always restless, Layard set out for Sri Lanka in 1839 at the age of twenty-two. He never arrived.... Read More

In "The Precipice", noted scholar Noam Chomsky and interviewer C. J. Polychroniou review Donald Trump’s presidency and its possible short- and long-term consequences for the world. In a series of interviews conducted over several... Read More

In his brief text "On Property", Rinaldo Walcott makes a case for the abolition of property and the criminal justice system. As far as most people, particularly white people, are concerned, abolition was a one-time event that freed... Read More

Tom Nichols examines the current state and possible future of liberal democracy in "Our Own Worst Enemy". In decades past, Nichols says, democratic nations had to protect themselves from external, physical threats. But countries around... Read More