Virginia Postrel is a contributing editor for Works in Progress and the author, most recently, of The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World. She writes essays at vpostrel.substack.com.
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The Contents of Our Character
What defines American culture? Books every new immigrant should read.
Interview with the Vamp
Why Camille Paglia hates affirmative action, defends Rush Limbaugh, and respects Ayn Rand
"The Age of the Editor"
Speech delivered at "The State and Fate of Publishing: A Flair Symposium"
Memory Lapse
The Clinton administration's refugee policy is a victory for welfare statism-and for Castro.
The New, New World: An Interview with Richard Rodriguez
Richard Rodriguez on culture and assimilation
Rhetorical Malpractice
The health-care debate is obscuring the central issues.
Populist Industrial Policy
The myth that small business creates most jobs serves both liberals and conservatives.
Mind and Matter
The little picture
