The Paragraph

Original essays, literary criticism, and illustrated reflections on society and everyday life.

Series & conversations

The Other Side

The strongest objection deserves more than a footnote. Arguments tested against their most serious critics.

The Duty to Listen—and the Duty to Decide

An institution cannot promise that every complaint will succeed. What, then, can it honestly promise?

A little room for longer thinking, every week

One thoughtful email each week: an illustrated essay, a reading recommendation and a question worth considering.

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