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Trump’s Dilemma: Who Will Give Him Asylum Now?

Trump’s Dilemma: Who Will Give Him Asylum Now? Trump’s Dilemma: Who Will Give Him Asylum Now?

The best candidate, by far, is Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un, the despotic ruler of North Korea.

Dec 8, 2020 / Ariel Dorfman

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Detective Trump Is on the Case Detective Trump Is on the Case

So many people to pardon, so little time. 

Dec 8, 2020 / Tom Tomorrow

Roberto Lovato’s Journalism of the Soul

Roberto Lovato’s Journalism of the Soul Roberto Lovato’s Journalism of the Soul

In his memoir Unforgetting, he shows how reportage that is rooted in personal biography and inner turmoil can unveil a more powerful kind of truth.

Dec 7, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Kyle Paoletta

Olivia Laing’s Banal Avant-Garde

Olivia Laing’s Banal Avant-Garde Olivia Laing’s Banal Avant-Garde

In a recent essay collection, Funny Weather, the British writer reveals the limits of her critical method.

Dec 3, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Dilara O’Neil

Susan Taubes’s ‘Divorcing’ Asks: How Far Can the Novel Take You?

Susan Taubes’s ‘Divorcing’ Asks: How Far Can the Novel Take You? Susan Taubes’s ‘Divorcing’ Asks: How Far Can the Novel Take You?

The sole book she released during her life was a work of ahead of its time in terms of style, irreverence, and experimentation.

Dec 2, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Jennifer Schaffer-Goddard

Three portraits

9 Months Into Touch-Free Living, What Shall We Birth? 9 Months Into Touch-Free Living, What Shall We Birth?

“Thanks Forgiving,” a poem.

Dec 2, 2020 / Verandah Porche

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The Coup That Never Happened The Coup That Never Happened

Oh, you thought there would be a coup just because the president repeatedly said there would be?

Dec 1, 2020 / Tom Tomorrow

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Letters From the December 14/21, 2020, Issue Letters From the December 14/21, 2020, Issue

Moneyball… Roe reversal… Remembering Steve…

Dec 1, 2020 / Our Readers

Hope and History

Hope and History Hope and History

Looking forward.

Nov 30, 2020 / OppArt / Sylvia Hernández

The Long Roots of Endless War

The Long Roots of Endless War The Long Roots of Endless War

A new history shows how the glut of US military bases abroad has led to a constant state of military conflict.

Nov 30, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Immerwahr

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