Mary Eberstadt's Work

One of the most critical topographical features in American history is a small, flat stretch of land in rural central New York—the Oneida Carry, where Mary grew up.

Mary Eberstadt remembers her stepfather, Roy, who served in World War II — including the 82-day Battle of Okinawa. Her conversation with...

Christopher Lasch warned that America’s new elite had become detached from its roots—The Revolt of the Elites foretold our divide.

By the late 1970s, when I attended public high school in rural, blue-collar Central New York, more and more teenagers were living with a divorced...

This essay is adapted from a public conversation at Cornell University with Elizabeth Lyon Hall, head of the COLLIS Institute for Catholic Thought...

Discover how Upstate New York helped shape America through abolition, suffrage, utopian communities, and the Second Great Awakening—stories that...

Discussing the exciting new project about upstate New York, its history, and its people.