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The American Scholar is a quarterly magazine published by the Phi Beta Kappa Society and based in Washington, DC. Since its founding in 1932, it has covered public affairs, literature, science, history, and culture, delivering long-form writing to a readership seeking thoughtful analysis. The magazine has earned multiple National Magazine Awards, and many of its essays and articles have been selected for Best American anthologies. Since 2006 it has published fiction by renowned writers such as Alice Munro, Ann Beattie, Steven Millhauser, Dennis McFarland, Louis Begley, and David Leavitt. The publication traces its mission to Emerson's 1837 address, emphasizing independent thinking, self-knowledge, and attention to the affairs of the world as well as to books, history, and science.