In his music, Gregory Porter shows how far gratitude and respect can take us
Alone in the U.S.A.
In the midst of our loneliness, deep is calling to deep
Mission Possible?
Anyone wondering about the state of the tottering edifice we just a few decades back deemed “the new world order” need only ingest the title of Mariana Mazzucato’s recent New Republic article: “Saving the Climate in a Triple Crisis: A […]
Out Walking
Paul Kingsnorth may have left the environmental movement. But his trek continues on.
New Orleans: All That Jazz, and So Much More
To its credit, Showtime’s Your Honor, a “limited series” set in New Orleans, doesn’t showcase much jazz, or even the French Quarter. It must have been hard to resist, though—few American places are more storied in such scenic ways, whether […]
Party Like It’s 1789
It’s easy these days to be an ex-Republican. The party’s magnificent failure offers an exit strategy that requires neither apology nor explanation. The burden of explanation is on any who stay. I was a young Republican. I do not remember […]
The Post-Moderna Condition
The pandemic has left us in a new world—if we can find a way to build it
In the Arena
It’s time to play