Milan Kundera returns to Czech
To have your work published in your own country, your own language is an honor few(-ish) people receive. For the first time since it was written, The Book of Laughter and… Read more »
Writers denounce the New York Times’ decision to hire Bret Stephens
While the widespread anger over the New York Times’ decision to add Bret Stephens to their roster of op-ed writers has focused on his troubling views on a number of issues,… Read more »
The (ten-year-old Communist) kids are alright!
John Stuart Mill claimed to have begun studying Greek by age three. By eight, he was well read in Xenophon, Plato, and Herodotus. By twelve, he had fluency in Euclid and had… Read more »
Publication of book critical of Chinese president halted in response to bookseller disappearances
In a depressing but expected development, following the disappearances of five Hong Kong booksellers whose company published titles critical of China’s ruling Communist party, a chilling effect has spread across… Read more »
Merriam-Webster’s word of the year is “ism”
Merriam-Webster has revealed its word of the year and, in what appears to be a fast-growing tradition, it is not technically a word. Merriam-Webster’s word of the year is a… Read more »