The Last Days of Franco
Montserrat Roig’s classic novel captures Barcelona on the cusp of unimaginable change.
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The Mystery of Henry Fordham
How did my great-great-grandfather become a free man?
The Honor of the Layward Brothers
A short story
Make Culture Weird Again
Even failures and half steps will be more interesting than the boring stuff.
The Ideal That Underlies the Declaration of Independence
Restoring stability to American politics will require reviving an age-old concept: common ground.
What I Learned From Sammy Davis Jr.
The showman never stopped pleasing audiences—and confounding expectations.
We Are Not One
A short story
The Perks of Morbid Curiosity
Horror does more than just scare us for fun. It trains us for life.
Trump Is Demolishing Four Pillars of American Power
By rejecting the lessons of the previous century, the president has undermined America’s advantage over China and Russia.
The Mysterious, Enchanting Qualities of Chocolate
Its flavor can transport you, maybe not always to faraway places but certainly out of reality.