Sociology’s Truth?: W.E.B. Du Bois and the Origins of Sociology
In "The Scholar Denied," Aldon Morris builds a case that Du Bois was the first major American "scientific" sociologist.
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Uncreative Writing for a Digital Age
For Kenneth Goldsmith, “contentious” has become something of a brand.
Whose Criticism? On A. O. Scott’s “Better Living Through Criticism”
"What has to happen in a person's life for them to become a critic, anyway?"
Profit over People
Alison Bass reignites the sex workers' rights debate with a 21st-century understanding.
Humans, Unleashed
In "The Dogs of Littlefield," Suzanne Berne deftly balances social satire with the psychological insight and deep unease that will be familiar to fans.
Lonely Modernist Muslims
Asma Afsaruddin's new book, "Contemporary Issues in Islam," is up to the task of presenting the liberal Muslim argument.
Top Five, Dead or Alive
On Shea Serrano's new "Rap Year Book."
Opt Out
Bernard Harcourt does a masterful job identifying desire as the engine that powers the voluntary surveillance conundrum.
Enough Is Not Enough: On Harry Frankfurt’s “On Inequality”
The first thing you should know about "On Inequality" is that its title is incredibly misleading.
Don’t Let Me Be Lonely, Doctor: On Epigenetics, Placebos, and “The Lost Art of Healing”
We are firmly planted in the genetics era of medicine. Yet many doctors have underestimated the role of epigenetics.
Of Love and Politics
Michael Oakeshott's notebooks are a revelation.
A Lady’s Vindication: “Lady Byron and Her Daughters” Attempts to Set the Record Straight
A new biography of Lady Byron, wife of the notorious Romantic poet, again raises issues of what it means to write the life of a woman overshadowed by a powerful man.
A Life in Torment
Two novels set in Buenos Aires approach Argentina's fraught history of violence and corruption.
The Selling of “Main Street America”: On Daniel de Visé’s Andy & Don
When the mega-hit TV show they starred in had aired its final episode, Andy Griffith and Don Knotts maintained their friendship.
The Art of Administration: On Greg Barnhisel’s “Cold War Modernists”
Cold War modernists of the title do not seem to be the painters, sculptors, poets, and novelists who produced the original works.
Women of the Highest Court
"Sisters in Law" reminds us how much has changed within a matter of decades.
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