Standing Rock, Bears Ears, and Native American religious freedom May 15, 2020 In late March, more than three years after Standing Rock’s camps drew the nation’s attention to their campaign to “Defend the Sacred,” the tribe gained a clear court victory. Read More
Listen in: Why Trust Science? May 15, 2020 Naomi Oreskes has offered recent commentary on why many Americans reject the facts about the coronavirus and strategies for addressing a scientific skepticism that has long existed. Do doctors really know what they are talking about when they tell us vaccines are safe? Read More
Forrest Stuart on Ballad of the Bullet May 14, 2020 Amid increasing hardship and limited employment options, poor urban youth are developing creative online strategies to make ends meet. Using such social media platforms as YouTube, Twitter, and Instagram, they’re capitalizing on the public’s fascination with the ghetto and gang violence. Read More
Idleness at a time of crisis May 13, 2020 Most of us probably never realized the speed with which large elements of the familiar world could disappear. Governmental orders have required changes in behaviour, changes that have generated remarkably similar kinds of experience across the globe. Read More
From Jack-in-the-pulpit to Featherfoil: An appreciation of wildflower names May 13, 2020 Although every plant species known to science has an official scientific name, it is their common names that most people use when speaking of local wildflowers. Read More
Escape from quarantine May 12, 2020 Like many professional intellectuals, books were my original escape. I was a strange child with abrasive manners, and real life was lonely and chaotic. I read ceaselessly, anything I could get my hands on. Read More
Making motherhood work in the age of COVID-19 May 08, 2020 This Mother’s Day weekend, Christie Henry, Director of Princeton University Press talks with Caitlyn Collins about ‘Making Motherhood Work’ in the age of COVID‑19. Read More
Coloring pages for birding enthusiasts May 08, 2020 Therapeutic coloring is loaded with health benefits for its practitioners, including sharper focus, stress relief, and even improved sleep. At a time of uncertainty and high anxiety, we hope these free downloadable coloring pages are as good for your inner birder as they are for your brain. Read More
J. David Velleman on On Being Me May 06, 2020 We’ve all had to puzzle over such profound matters as birth, death, regret, free will, agency, and love. How might philosophy help us think through these vital concerns? Read More
Listen in: Lives of Houses May 05, 2020 What can a house tell us about the person who lives there? Do we shape the buildings we live in, or are we formed by the places we call home? And why are we especially fascinated by the houses of the famous and often long-dead? Read More
Cicero, friendship, and social distancing May 04, 2020 The best friend of the Roman politician Marcus Cicero was Titus Pomponius, also known as Atticus since he spent many years living in Athens to escape the political chaos and partisan bickering of republican Rome. Read More
Resilience and reflection: Books for a new season May 01, 2020 Optimism, friendship, mindfulness, perspective (both geological and otherwise), nature, a sense of purpose—there are as many ways to expand our capacities for resilience as there are books to explore. Read More
How to drink (at home) April 30, 2020 Is there an art to drinking alcohol? Can drinking ever be a virtue? The Renaissance humanist and neoclassical poet Vincent Obsopoeus (ca. 1498–1539) thought so. Read More
By Design | Oddly Modern Fairy Tales April 24, 2020 Fairy tales exert a keen influence on the collective imagination. By turns entertaining and frightening, didactic and illuminating, they are the stuff of dreams, but also of reality. Read More
When ‘Take Your Child to Work Day’ is every day April 23, 2020 Take your child to work day has been a festive time at PUP in recent years, with a free popup kids bookstore and ‘open office hours’ with our director Christie Henry, who provides the kids of PUP with a generous supply of publishing advice and donuts. Read More