Well-reported news is a public good; bad news is bad for everyone. Jill Lepore badgoodnews Change image and share on social
Americans like to get rich fast. That this means we go broke fast, too, is something that we have become very good at forgetting. Our ignorance of history is matched only by our unfailing optimism; it's actually part of our optimism. Jill Lepore americanbreakfast share on social
Epidemics follow patterns because diseases follow patterns. Viruses spread; they reproduce; they die. Jill Lepore diediseaseepidemic Change image and share on social
In antihistory, time is an illusion. Jill Lepore antihistoryillusiontime Change image and share on social
The Karen Ann Quinlan case is where the right to life and the right to die got bound together, and I don't think they've ever gotten untangled. Jill Lepore annbindcase Change image and share on social
My mother liked to command me to do things I found scary. I always wanted to stay home and read. My mother only ever wanted me to get away. Jill Lepore commandfindhome Change image and share on social
Old reference books are like tree rings. Without them, there'd be no way to know what a tree had lived through. Jill Lepore booklivereference Change image and share on social
Throughout the nineteen-seventies and eighties, especially during periods of recession, employees were moved from offices to cubicles. Jill Lepore cubicleeightyemployee Change image and share on social
A mystery, in Christian theology, is what God knows and man cannot, and must instead believe. Jill Lepore christiangodman Change image and share on social
One day, I was playing 'The Game of Life,' the board game, with a mess of kids, and I wasn't quite sure how, but it seemed different than the game I remembered playing as a kid. So I bought an old game, from 1960, and it was different. Jill Lepore boardbuyday share on social
