A biography of Peter Matthiessen captures his antithetical actions and character while never losing sight of his ardent attentiveness to the natural world.

The Pentagon is relying on closed-door hearings to kick out transgender service members. An Army Reserve lawyer is one of the few who have seen how they really work.

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Notes from the Field — Singapore & Indonesia, May 2026

WASHINGTON—Declaring the money long overdue compensation for some of the nation’s most persecuted individuals, President Donald Trump announced an $88 billion fund Tuesday specifically appropriated to...

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The 2026-2028 Creative Writing fellow's recent biography of Peter Matthiessen was a Pulitzer finalist.

On Edmund White

In scrutinizing our relationship with the natural world, his classic works helped us to better understand ourselves.