Tag: American

Rediscovering a Great American Poet

Why it’s high time for a Robinson Jeffers renaissance.

The American’s Dilemma

On navigating the tension between individualism and fellow feeling.

Neither Freedom Fighter Nor Fanatic

How John Brown’s legacy disrupted the state’s monopoly on legitimate violence. By Ted Smith

Books As “Revolutionist” Incubators

On Jack London, banned books, and political agitation. Jack London in 1903, public domain image via Wikimedia Commons. During his short career, Jack London achieved larger-than-life stature in American literature, and in the course of that short career he, like so many other writers of 

A Retro Reprint

A 50s-era guide to the American Constitution gets a new lease on life. Over sixty years ago Stanford University Press published what quickly became a definitive (and lively) illustrated guide to the U.S. Constitution; a book of enduring charm entitled Your Rugged Constitution. Moving methodically