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Yeats’ “Gyres”
Yeats’ Byzantium was a state of being—a way that humans could be, in a certain society, at a certain time.
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The Safest Seat in Hollywood
I think it’s safe to say that no one who seems more likely to get Me-Too’d has avoided getting Me-Too’d longer than Quentin Tarantino has.
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Our Friend, the News
The modern, perpetually accessible news machine does not direct our attention toward the real, the local, or the felt. It pulls us instead toward the imagined, the sensational, and the national, toward events that…
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Rebel from the Village: Sinclair Lewis and the Meaning of American Literature
Lewis titled his Nobel speech “The American Fear of Literature”
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Democracy Is Not a Gamble: Why I Defend Germany’s Brandmauer
From my own experience working in the European Parliament, I have seen AfD representatives repeatedly fail to engage in serious legislative work.
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Saving the Missing Middle: Multi-Member Congressional Districts
Transitioning from single- to multi-member congressional districts would help restore political competitiveness and better represent voters.
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Kids Aren’t Bored Anymore. Here’s Why.
Ensuring kids can take a break from technology and have space to practice creative thinking sets them up for future success.
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Resilience as Policy: Coastal Insurance and North Carolina’s Blueprint for Building Back Better
By integrating resilience into insurance, the NCIUA has demonstrated that we can not only reduce damage but also stabilize markets, lower household insurance costs, and protect communities when these disasters inevitably strike.
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