Archive - The First Person with Michael Judge

An early chapter from "Superheroes: A Memoir of Love, Madness, and Family," a work in progress.

Jul 27

After Shōrin-zu byōbu, ink on paper, by Hasegawa Tōhaku, circa 1595

Jul 22

A Constitutional Coup in the Shadows

The Supreme Court chooses silent acquiescence.

Published on The Briefing • Jul 19

Brian Wilson, Love, and My Need for Mercy

Long ago, my first love, Pammy, entered into that room inside me that the music of Brian Wilson had opened.

Jul 18

Lear’s Shadow

A poem for America

Jul 14

How E.B. White Saw It All—A City, Its Future

On E.B. White's birthday, TFP revisits the great American writer's prophetic essay, "Here Is New York."

Jul 11

Help Our Friends in Texas…

By donating whatever you can to the Kerr County Flood Relief Fund.

Jul 9

A poem for America

Jul 8

Trout Fishing With My Son Outside Decorah, Iowa

A poem for summer

Jul 6

Happy Birthday, M. F. K. Fisher

July 3, 1908, Albion, MI | Died June 22, 1992, Glen Ellen, CA

Published on Best American Essays Newsletter • Jul 3

The Day I Met Clint Eastwood

In a meeting my son calls awesome, we talked about what he called his antiwar films, the violence inherent in humanity, and why society is at odds with…

Jul 1

June 2025

Excerpts From George Orwell’s ‘Politics and the English Language’

On Orwell’s birthday, TFP revisits his 1946 essay and its timeless truths.

Jun 25

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