Catherine Nichols

Writer, Brooklyn, NYC, US

Catherine Nichols is a freelance writer based in Brooklyn, New York City. She was the host of LitHub’s Lit Century podcast, and her work has appeared in The Week, Jezebel, and Epoch, among others.

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Written by Catherine Nichols

Painting of industrial workers and scientists performing tasks; includes gears, blueprints and factory elements.

essayPolitical philosophy

Landholder vs stockholder

In 1752, David Hume discerned that wealth was becoming untethered from land. Here lies the origin of our political divisions

Catherine Nichols

Painting of a girl in red and a wolf in a forest. The girl holds a basket and looks back at the wolf among dense green foliage.

essayStories and literature

The good guy/bad guy myth

Pop culture today is obsessed with the battle between good and evil. Traditional folktales never were. What changed?

Catherine Nichols