Virginia Postrel is the author of The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World and a contributing editor for Works in Progress. She writes essays at vpostrel.substack.com. She is president of the Southern California Handweavers' Guild and a dedicated player of Pokémon Go.
Virginia Postrel
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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
