Against Advice

The annotated table of contents below offers a sneak peek at what’s in issue 19. To get the issue delivered straight to your door, subscribe now.   Letter On Left Straussianism [Anastasia Berg and Jon… Read More

I rediscovered short stories several years ago when I began working for a nonprofit called Books@Work. During the Thursday lunch hour, every other week for eight weeks, I discussed Steinbeck stories with employees at… Read More

This essay appears in a special symposium on intellectuals, which is entirely composed of essays by the editors of The Point. Click here to read all of the essays from the symposium. Of all the… Read More

Anish Kapoor named his colossal sculpture Cloud Gate, but everyone in Chicago calls it the Bean. One hundred and ten tons of polished stainless steel, it seems to float above its cement plinth like… Read More