Adam Gopnik

Plutocrats, anarchists, and what Henry James grasped about the romance of revolution.

When Lillian Ross profiled the celebrated novelist, the world saw ridicule and ruin. But letters between the reporter and her subject reveal something far more complicated.

The Canadian Prime Minister will no longer lead the Liberal Party, and there are reasons to worry about what will happen if the Conservatives win the next election.

The rain it raineth every day, as Shakespeare noted, apparently even on Saturn. The cosmos, it seems, is no comfort at this moment.

From the French Revolution to January 6th, crowds have been heroized and vilified. Now they’re a field of study.

Visiting the site where the Civil War began, for clues on how the cold war of the present may end.

Émilie du Châtelet’s scientific contributions were appreciated by some, then forgotten by all. But redeeming her as a mind shouldn’t undermine her as a woman.

Even many of the ex-President’s opponents haven’t grasped the scale of the man’s villainy.

Our carceral system is characterized by frequent brutality and ingrained indifference. Finding a better way requires that we freely imagine alternatives.

The Shakespearean end to a distinguished reign.