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Then came his 1849 essay, later read by people like Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Or maybe not so incipiently, according to maritime analyst John Konrad, in his widely read essay partly titled, “What If the U.S. Navy isn’t in a Hurry to Reopen the Strait?”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

I’m not here to excuse this essay or deliver some platitude about separating art from the artist.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

Her memoir, which was based in part on Burden’s popular New York Times Modern Love essay “Was I Married to a Stranger?”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

“My mom asked your dad to look at an essay I wrote for a partial scholarship. For Purnell,” he says.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison