The American Conservative

James Matthew Wilson, revealer of hidden profundities

Poems from Auden and Stevens

What is it about your profession that you wish more people knew, but most don’t?

Why we need him more than ever

A call for suggestions on speakers and topics

Another mindless pogrom against a cultural figure who touched a third rail of identity politics

On turning a contamination story into a redemption story

What would Percy make of American politics this year?

‘The Seer’, an astonishingly well done film, premieres this month, but needs post-production help

Explaining your religious tradition, 17 syllables at a time

How to become a writer — and how not to lie to oneself about that prospect

What Jhumpa Lahiri learned about herself through learning Italian

Sherman Alexie agonizes over art and social justice

Your shortcut to understanding the literature of the South, New England, California, and Scotland

‘The House Was Quiet and the World Was Calm’

Raise a glass to the ponies, to the South, and to the memory of the great Southern novelist

A one-of-a-kind t-shirt featuring Walker Percy’s signature