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An etching of a bearded man wearing robes, Zenocrates, speaking to Polemon, a seated youth also dressed in robes. The bearded man stands with his back to the viewer and his hands outstretched towards Polemon, who casts his gaze towards the floor and removes the wreath from his head. Behind Zenocrates a group of similarly dressed onlookers watch the pair, with some gesturing towards them and looking shocked.

Philosophy

Revolutionary Ideals and the Temptations of Tyranny

January 29, 2026Dan Edelstein, Gwenda-lin Grewal, James Miller, James Romm

Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem stands between U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in camo wear. There is a rifle and scope on a tripod in front of them

Politics

The Moral Right to Defend Yourself Against ICE

January 22, 2026Michael Gregory

Illustration of scowling bald eagle surrounded by stars and stripes

Politics

Switzerland, January 22

January 22, 2026Adam Tooze

People holding phones and cameras stand around a black sedan with smashed windows; masked ICE agents stand around the car

North America

One Battle After Another

January 21, 2026Emily Condon

Woodcut engraving of clouds raining yellow and orange flames on a Medieval European town

Politics

“Things Happen”

January 20, 2026Arthur Goldhammer

Unsettled

January 20, 2026Hiroshi Motomura, Cristina M Rodríguez

Classical musicians on stage, with a chile and a woman holding scripts facing each other at the front of the stage

The Arts

A Transdisciplinary Foray Into Classical Performance

December 18, 2025Grace Dignazio

Book cover featuring blue and white plate holding small dark square objects against a black backdrop

technology

Erotic Pleasure and Technological Mastery

December 17, 2025Benjamin Mangrum

A cut-and-glued transparent plastic model from 1943 shows two perpendicular spherical discs (a representation of the equator) and a meridian disc of a sphere.

Politics

Finding the Equator

December 17, 2025Mariana Giacobbe Goldberg, Suzy Hansen

The Arts

First as Comedy, Then as Farce

December 16, 2025Benjamin Mangrum, Rayna Salam

Black and white kitten stares at a photo of itself on a computer screen

The Internet

Joanna Walsh’s E-Elegy

December 10, 2025Eva Szilardi-Tierney

A black-and-white photograph of a young girl sitting on a wicker chair. The young girl is wearing a dark color, loose fitting dress with a light color neckline. She reads from a piece of paper in her left hand. The photograph has a brown mat frame and backing.

Literature

Against Storytelling

December 9, 2025Miriam Rasch