Gene Wolfe Was the Proust of Science Fiction
Out of the trauma of war, Wolfe found redemption in Catholicism and his voice in futuristic, philosophical novels.
Out of the trauma of war, Wolfe found redemption in Catholicism and his voice in futuristic, philosophical novels.
The unlikely, energizing friendship of Hugh Kenner and Guy Davenport
Jason Lutes's graphic novel "Berlin," about the break-up of the Weimar Republic, is both unsettling and uplifting in its timeliness.
Two writers talk about when they get it wrong—and what it means for the art of criticism.
A story of legacy admissions, low social mobility, and nostalgia for...what, exactly?
Elite nostalgia and anti-Trump sentiment are leading to one-sided reminiscences.
George H.W. Bush has died at age 94.
The brilliant and controversial writer-editor who guided the Marvel Universe into existence is dead.
Some see a partisan judge who's unfit for the Supreme Court. Others see a victim of liberal overreach.
Trump and other Republicans say Brett Kavanaugh is being victimized by #MeToo—and they're expressing male solidarity in defending him.
Excusing a man for something he hasn't admitted to makes little sense.
A historian writing in Politico says liberal historians ignorantly attribute too much racism to conservatives. Yet conservative historians ignore their movement's racism entirely.
The late senator preached American Greatness, but MAGA won out.
The science fiction and fantasy communities grapple with the legacy of a violence-prone writer.
The June issue hearkens back to a 1963 essay.
The president is sinking in scandal, but has drawn political strength from his willingness to destroy institutions—including his own party.
The growing gender gap spells trouble for the future of U.S. politics
The author blazed a new path for the novel by combining an unbridled, inimitable vernacular with the great themes of postwar American life.
The Canadian psychologist is stuck in an outmoded intellectual tradition.
What National Review's David French gets wrong in arguing that progressives have lost the high ground on sexual harassment and assault.