The Past is Present
Morton Keller looks at our polarized political present in light of our past.
Morton Keller looks at our polarized political present in light of our past.
Ben Zimmer looks at the history of the word “carbon-summer.”
Colin Larkin, editor of the Encyclopedia of Popular Music, gives his guide to Christmas records.
James B. rule looks at how nations track their citizens.
Anatoly looks at strong and weak past participles.
Ben Keene talks to author Gillian Riley.
Ben’s Place of the Week is Tokaj, Hungary.
Barbara Forrest reflects.
Edward Zelinksy looks at health care reform.
An excerpt from Shattered Dreams?: An Oral History of the South African AIDS Epidemic.
Pictures from the OUP-US holiday party.
David Domke and Kevin Coe look at Pearl Harbor.
Ben Zimmer looks at the origin of the word “movie.”
The winner of our “Word of the Century So Far” poll is revealed.
Anatoly takes a look at negative prefixes.
The authors of The God Strategy look at Mitt Romney’s upcoming speech.