Discouraging surveys and a semi-illiterate president notwithstanding, reports of the death of reading are exaggerated.
Christoph Irmscher
Christoph Irmscher, a distinguished professor of English at Indiana University Bloomington, is a biographer and frequent book reviewer, most regularly for The Art Newspaper.
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The Swastika and the Red Hat
Comparing Trump to Hitler is considered facile, a trivialization of genocide. But their rises to power are frighteningly similar.
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The UFC Cage Match Theory of Democracy
From plantation apologists to Silicon Valley’s philosopher-kings, a new book tracks how the case for a natural ruling class keeps coming back.
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The First American Nazi Infiltrators
Long before the Southern Poverty Law Center, non-government organizations ran undercover operations against American fascists.
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Before the Revolution
The young Bernie Sanders was an oddball and a perennial candidate. But even then, he saw a reality other politicians ignored.
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The Kalven Trap
University leaders are increasingly clinging to “viewpoint diversity” and institutional neutrality in the face of MAGA assaults. This is a mistake.
