Whose Side Is Clarence Thomas On? Whose Side Is Clarence Thomas On?
A new book argues that the Supreme Court justice’s early embrace of black nationalism is central to understanding his politics and jurisprudence. But perhaps far better guides are ...
Oct 29, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Randall Kennedy
Jonathan Safran Foer and the Limits of Liberal Climate Politics Jonathan Safran Foer and the Limits of Liberal Climate Politics
Addressing climate change will take a whole lot more than changing our diets.
Oct 29, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Kate Aronoff
Even Straight People Will Know the ‘Call Me by Your Name’ Sequel Is Bad Even Straight People Will Know the ‘Call Me by Your Name’ Sequel Is Bad
André Aciman’s Find Me reinforces what felt so lacking in his breakout hit.
Oct 25, 2019 / Sam Huber
Clarence Thomas’s Political Journey Clarence Thomas’s Political Journey
Corey Robin discusses his new book on the longest-serving justice on today’s Supreme Court and the influence of black conservatism and black nationalism on his jurisprudence.
Oct 24, 2019 / Robert Greene II
Bowe Bergdahl’s Story Was Never Just About One Soldier’s Desertion Bowe Bergdahl’s Story Was Never Just About One Soldier’s Desertion
Matt Farwell and Michael Ames’s American Cipher goes behind the Bergdahl saga to probe America’s imperial past.
Oct 23, 2019 / Lyle Jeremy Rubin
Rudy Giuliani and the Secret Constitution Rudy Giuliani and the Secret Constitution
For crooked, rich Republicans, everything from “impeachment” to “subpoenas” to “crimes” is in air-quotes
Oct 22, 2019 / Tom Tomorrow
Down the Alt-Right Rabbit Hole Down the Alt-Right Rabbit Hole
Andrew Marantz’s Antisocial tells the messy history of how the far right went viral.
Oct 22, 2019 / Evan Malmgren
For Yiyun Li, All Writing Is Autobiographical For Yiyun Li, All Writing Is Autobiographical
We had a wide ranging conversation with Li about her feelings on autofiction, bad readers, and why her work has yet to be translated into Chinese.
Oct 21, 2019 / Q&A / Rosemarie Ho
Peter Handke’s Nobel Condones Violence Peter Handke’s Nobel Condones Violence
One of Sweden’s most important authors on how the Swedish Academy abuses its platform—and the intelligentsia lets it happen.
Oct 18, 2019 / Johannes Anyuru
The Case Against Impeachment (According to Republicans) The Case Against Impeachment (According to Republicans)
It would be challenging, distracting, maybe even unconstitutional, and—most importantly—we don’t want to do it.
Oct 16, 2019 / Tom Tomorrow