This article was originally published in the Financial Times.

Catch‑22 isn’t just a war novel — it’s a biting satire of power, logic, and the trap of surviving within broken systems. In this episode, we break down Joseph Heller’s classic: what it’s about, why it ...

Fifty-one years ago, nobody used the term "Catch-22" to describe a victim trapped in a contradictory, often bureaucratic, paradox. Not even Joseph Heller, who'd spent seven years writing his satirical ...

Fifty years ago, a new phrase began to make its way into American conversations: "Catch-22." Joseph Heller's irreverent World War II novel — named for the now-famous paradox — was published on Oct. 11 ...

(NOTE: Would you like to be alerted when I post new content? Sign up here to get one — and only one, I promise — daily email delivered to your inbox.) In Joseph Heller’s wonderful World War II novel ...

As the Obama family heads to their annual summer vacation on Martha’s Vineyard, perhaps the president should take along a copy of “Catch-22” for some beach reading. Joseph Heller’s classic, satirical ...

What could go wrong when you're ordered to return to the office — but there's no office to go back to? If you haven’t read Joseph Heller’s masterpiece, Catch-22, I highly recommend you do. The ...