Medical Mysteries, Roman Emperors, and More

The medical-mystery genre has a familiar arc, usually punctuated by a revelatory “aha” moment.

The medical-mystery genre has a familiar arc, usually punctuated by a revelatory “aha” moment. Not for Tom Scocca... more »

Ostriches beheaded, horses made into consuls. Embellishing the scandalous tales of Roman Emperors doesn’t make them useless... more »

Samuel Moyn laments liberalism’s lack of an aspiration to perfection. But that never was a liberal …