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Rekindling the Life of the Mind Within Today’s Neoliberal Universities

How higher ed can bring back the life of the mind—where knowledge is more than a means to an end.

The Power of Close Reading

Decoding the hidden messages in mass media.

Carnal Desire and Emotional Connection, Part 2

A history lesson about the tensions between sex and intimacy.

Failure and the Human Condition

How the humanities can help us to process and cope with failure, frustration, disappointment and life’s inevitable setbacks.

Turning the Page

Literary culture’s rise and fall.

The Humanities and the Power of Emotions and Ideas

The most powerful forces are those we cannot see or measure.