The Water Dipper

“Big Ag Has Corrupted Our Food System. Here’s How We Can Rebuild.” Sara June Jo-Sæbo talks with Austin Frerick about how to fix America’s broken food economy: “The first antitrust laws in…

Charles Carman reviews Kingsnorth’s new book, and while he finds some flaws that frustrates him, he also argues that it has warnings we should take seriously.

Saahil Desai reports on the dangers of prediction markets.

James Pogue, one of the best journalists writing today, profiles a Washington representative with an unconventional approach.

Kristin M. Collier contemplates the practice of medicine predicated on a creaturely view of persons.

Antón Barba-Kay articulates the appeal of Curtis Yarvin and diagnoses the very-online irony that marks his rhetoric.

Ezra Klein wrestles with the limitations of liberalism in the face of big tech efforts to capture users’ attention.

Eric Miller pens a beautiful review of Wendell Berry’s new novel and reflects on the stories and structures that hold sustaining cultures in place.

Christian Wiman’s latest masterpiece is a must-read.

Kit Wilson describes how the flurry of words that bombarded him via podcasts, social media, and texts cut him off from reality.

Robert Wyllie writes about Kirk’s assassination and the state of hyperpolitics with the appropriate self-awareness, despair, and hope.

Chase Steely visits Elder’s Bookstore in Nashville and muses on the literary and cultural traditions born in that city.