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Walter Lippmann’s Phantom Publics
Arguably no American journalist wielded as much influence as Walter Lippmann did in the 20th century. But what did he do with that power?
by
Gerald Howard
via
The Nation
on
October 15, 2025
Scrolling Through
Jack Kerouac, Malcolm Cowley, and the difficult birth of "On the Road."
by
Gerald Howard
via
The American Scholar
on
September 2, 2025
Among the Blasphemers
The ’80s I thought I remembered now feel very different to me.
by
Gerald Howard
via
n+1
on
July 24, 2025
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The Insider
: Malcolm Crowley and the Triumph of American Literature
Gerald Howard
2025
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The Man Who Helped Make the American Literary Canon
In the early twentieth century, America's literature seemed provincial until Malcolm Cowley championed writers like Kerouac and Faulkner as distinctly American.
by
Kevin Lozano
via
The New Yorker
on
November 19, 2025
The Man Who Rescued Faulkner
How the critic Malcolm Cowley made American literature into its own great tradition.
by
Michael Gorra
via
The Atlantic
on
November 4, 2025
