December 2020

‘In any democratic system the perception of fairness matters nearly as much as the real thing. And if Trump’s voters are mistaken in thinking their candidate was robbed, they are correct to think that America’s voting system is in dire need of reform.’


Home December 1, 2020

The women who argued against their right to vote

The 19th Amendment is a matter of Upstate New York regional pride

Bill Kauffman

Low Life December 1, 2020

From half a shelf to a library: my life in books

There was a time when I couldn’t afford to buy books; now I have a metric ton

Jeremy Clarke

Humor December 1, 2020

Dear Godfrey: real problems, woke answers

My inbox has been literally inundated with more than several emails beseeching my guidance on every progressive topic under the sun

Godfrey Elfwick

Place December 1, 2020

On the road to Mandalay

Ngapali, on the Bay of Bengal, is pronounced ‘Napoli’ and is said to be Burma’s answer to Naples

Lesley Downer

Humor December 1, 2020

Letter from the online trenches

‘For four years I’ve woken up in my Brooklyn apartment, heart heavy with the knowledge that I am living under the tyrannical rule of a madman’

Bridget Phetasy

High Life December 1, 2020

My nights of passion with Juliette Gréco

Shutters banged and lights were turned on as her screams echoed around the cavernous courtyard

Taki