Preamble Medicine The God in the Machine By Lewis H. Lapham Americans ask of medicine more than medicine can deliver—not only the cure for death, but also the gift of riches. More
Preamble Politics Feast of Fools By Lewis H. Lapham How American democracy became all about the rule of money. More
Preamble States of Mind The Enchanted Loom By Lewis H. Lapham On the mind’s ability to reinterpret the past and the tenth anniversary of Lapham’s Quarterly. More
Preamble Memory The Remembered Past By Lewis H. Lapham On the beginnings of our stories—and the history of who owns them. More
Preamble About Money Holy Dread By Lewis H. Lapham The history of the United States is synonymous with the dream of riches, but the question as to whether money is mortal or immortal has never been resolved. More