An American Martyr in Persia: The Epic Life and Tragic Death of Howard Baskerville

Matthew Mullins is the author of Postmodernism in Pieces (Oxford, 2016). His essays and reviews have appeared in American Book Review, Arizona Quarterly, First Things, SubStance, and other venues. You can follow him on Twitter @MullinsMattR.

Matthew Mullins

Transcendent Truths: On Reza Aslan’s “An American Martyr in Persia”

"I don't think anyone should write their autobiography until after they're dead." — Samuel Goldwyn

Biography &amp; Autobiography

So Much Blue

The Unavoidable Percival Everett

"Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities. Truth isn't." — Mark Twain

Fiction

Public Things

Privatizing Public Things

Economics and Finance

"You can't ignore politics, no matter how much you'd like to." — Molly Ivins

Politics

The Limits of Critique

Are We Postcritical?

"Never be afraid to sit awhile and think." — Lorraine Hansberry

Philosophy &amp; Religion

Matthew Mullins is the author of Postmodernism in Pieces (Oxford, 2016). His essays and reviews have appeared in American Book Review, Arizona Quarterly, First Things, SubStance, and other venues. You can follow him on Twitter @MullinsMattR.