In praise of encyclopedias
Simon Winchester recalls the time — he was not yet three — when, stepping into his rubber boot, he was…
The China influence puzzle
A “Chinese puzzle” in its classic version is a game where you must fit a variety of ill-assorted boxes inside…
How real is America’s discontent?
Homer goes right at it: “Sing Goddess, the Rage of Achilles.” Adapted to our times: “Sing, Bragg, your rage against…
San Francisco reparations and the Golden Age of Revision
We live in the Golden Age of Revision. Not everyone has noticed, so let me mention some of the highlights…
The strange effort to ‘decolonize’ global health
“Global health” has emerged in the last decade or so as one of the growth areas in the medical and…
