Category: Essays

George Orwell’s essay “How the Poor Die,” inspired by his stay in the Hôpital Cochin in Paris in 1929, was first published in the November 1946. We publish it here, during this time of plague, as a reminder of how the poor die

David Olère’s drawing of “Crematorium 3” (1945). The Polish-born French-Jewish...

If the war between the supporters of Democratic Party candidates Elizabeth Warren and Bernie...

“And now, Matthew will come up and tell us about Chanukah,” Miss Shultz said. “It’s the Jewish...

I feel closer to my father in early November than at any other time of the year. It was always...

The honor guard marched onto the field as patriotic music blared from the minor-league ballpark’s...

It started with a blinding light that flooded the encampment at Zuccotti Park at about 1:00 am on November 15, 2011…

I knew him, Horatio: a fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy: he hath borne me on his...