What We Are Reading Today: ‘The Princeton Field Guide to Prehistoric Mammals’

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Updated 06 December 2023
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What We Are Reading Today: ‘The Princeton Field Guide to Prehistoric Mammals’

Author: DONALD R. PROTHERO

After the mass extinction of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago, mammals became the dominant terrestrial life form on our planet. Roaming the earth were spectacular beasts such as saber-toothed cats, giant mastodonts, immense ground sloths, and gigantic giraffe-like rhinoceroses.
Here is the ultimate illustrated field guide to the lost world of these weird and wonderful prehistoric creatures.

 


What We Are Reading Today: Getting to Reparations by Dorothy A. Brown

Updated 12 February 2026
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What We Are Reading Today: Getting to Reparations by Dorothy A. Brown

Dorothy A. Brown’s “Getting to Reparations” makes a logical and necessary case for reparations to atone for America’s original sin of slavery. It lays out a path as to how this might be achieved, built on the frameworks used throughout US history by the government to pay restitution. The idea of reparations is not a new or original one; it is one that is baked into American history and it is now time to do the same for America’s Black population.