Out of Focus

What happened to the human attention span?

An Exemplars Special for April

Thoughts on The Language of Paradise.

Malfeasance on an Epic Scale

A look at Pay Any Price: Greed, Power, and Endless War

Death of a Gentleman

Remembering Senator Ed Brooke, 1919-2015.

Joyce Varney Thompson

Now in her 10th decade, Joyce Varney Thompson has written a new book. Her friend and ours, Grace Cavalieri, shares a glimpse of the author's life, her inspiration, and her latest work.

Twenty Years In, Red Hen Press Rises Above the Flock

An L.A. publisher that, like the Independent, embraces its nonprofit status.

An Online Symposium on The Anatomy of Violence

In Philip K. Dick’s story "Minority Report," on which the film is based, special police officers arrest criminals before they commit a crime. They had “foreknowledge” of criminal possibility. If we had such knowledge, should we use it?

A.J. Liebling deserves to be celebrated. Here's why...