Sinners and Strivers

A short while ago, after reading The Human Stain, I wrote about how, after having children and getting older, incredibly well-written books ...

 "Only on foot, the slowest and hardest way to move, can you hope to make contact with the finest parts of this landscape." My dad...

I have to give a shout-out to Will Menaker, a host on the podcast Chapo Trap House, for casually mentioning that Charles Portis' The Dog...

Being an English major in college permanently ruins your ability to simply passively enjoy literature. Anyone who got a humanities major has...

"Name a single country where socialism has worked." Since I realized I wanted to explore and eventually hold a belief in socialism...

Photo by Andrew James on Unsplash                                      Whenever I finish a book or experience a piece of media or literatur...

When Bernie Sanders launched his presidential primary bid in 2016, my worldview was totally transformed. Prior to his campaign, I was a libe...