It feels silly to watch endless hours of winter sports every four years, when we never watch them any other time, and we don't even understand the rules, which doesn't stop us from scoring everyone, every run, every skate, every race. Jill Lepore endlessfelthour share on social
History's written from what can be found; what isn't saved is lost, sunken and rotted, eaten by earth. Jill Lepore eartheatfind Change image and share on social
As a matter of historical analysis, the relationship between secrecy and privacy can be stated in an axiom: the defense of privacy follows, and never precedes, the emergence of new technologies for the exposure of secrets. Jill Lepore analysisaxiomdefense share on social
The idea of progress - the notion that human history is the history of human betterment - dominated the world view of the West between the Enlightenment and the First World War. Jill Lepore bettermentdominateenlightenment Change image and share on social
If you know a lot about something and apply that information to a vote that matches your policy preferences, your opinion quality is high. Jill Lepore applyhighinformation Change image and share on social
Presidential biography is, by its nature, out of scale; no character is bigger, no action greater, than the person and the doings of the American president. Jill Lepore actionamericanbig Change image and share on social
Weirdly, there have been a lot of critics of conservatism, but very few critics of innovation. As a culture, we are deeply paranoid about politics, but we gaze upon innovation with rapturous adulation. Jill Lepore adulationconservatismcritic share on social
