Preamble Spies Open to Inspection By Lewis H. Lapham Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness in the age of surveillance. More
Preamble Intoxication Alms for Oblivion By Lewis H. Lapham “One should always be drunk,” proclaimed poet Charles Baudelaire. But the question remains, drunk with what? More
Preamble Swindle & Fraud Paper Moons By Lewis H. Lapham Americans have a genius for the artful dodge, but also an infallible willingness to play the fool. More
Preamble Friendship That Gummy Jungle By Francine Prose Humans are herd animals; it’s the nature of our species. More
Preamble Communication Word Order By Lewis H. Lapham The Internet is blessed with undoubtedly miraculous applications, but language is not yet one of them. Technology cannot displace the primacy of words. More