This month, along with a new format for our site, we are expanding our offerings on the Web to complement the print magazine. Today's posting, for example, features an interview with Christina Hoff Sommers about her new book, The War Against Boys. The interview first appeared in the September/October issue of Books & Culture. But in addition to that interview, you will also find a Web–exclusive piece by Mary Stewart Van Leeuwen, "Masculinity Under the Microscope," which offers a very different take on the some of the issues that Sommers considers.

For many Americans, the current presidential campaign has emphasized the degree to which our public discourse lacks substance. If you are dissatisfied with the pap served up by speechwriters and media consultants, check out our site. New postings will appear every Wednesday around midday, CST.