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Rimbaud’s Beach Rimbaud’s Beach

Oct 29, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Saadi Youssef

A neighborhood in North Tampa flooded by Milton's storm surge.

Climate Change Climate Change

Oct 29, 2024 / Column / Calvin Trillin

This man has done worse than accept free flights on Turkish Airlines.

The Real Scandal in New York City The Real Scandal in New York City

What’s worse than taking illegal foreign campaign contributions? Mayor Eric Adams’s failure to meet the city’s glaring needs.

Oct 29, 2024 / D.D. Guttenplan

LAPD officers on the UCLA Campus in May of this year.

The Politics of Speech on the American Campus The Politics of Speech on the American Campus

Freedom of speech on campuses has long been under attack, but now more than ever.

Oct 28, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Bruce Robbins

Who’s the daddy? Tucker Carlson and Donald Trump at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.

Tucker Carlson’s Weird Spanking Fantasy Is Designed to Stir Up MAGA Misogyny Tucker Carlson’s Weird Spanking Fantasy Is Designed to Stir Up MAGA Misogyny

By extolling Trump as “Daddy” meting out corporal punishment, the disgraced TV host is pitching authoritarian patriarchy.

Oct 25, 2024 / Jeet Heer

The view from the Taipei 101 tower, 2020.

What No One Talks About When They Talk About Taiwan What No One Talks About When They Talk About Taiwan

In so many histories, writers so often ignore the social movements and underclass that helped define island nation's destiny.

Oct 24, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Brian Hioe

US Army Maj. Gen. Chris Donahue, commander of the 82nd Airborne Division, XVIII Airborne Corps, boards a C-17 cargo plane at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, 2021.

Everything Visible and Invisible About the War on Terror Everything Visible and Invisible About the War on Terror

A conversation with Richard Beck about his new book, Homeland, and the profound consequences of America’s wars abroad on our polarized politics and our fractured way of life.

Oct 23, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Grayson Scott

A sign at the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois.

How Did the Democrats Get Here? How Did the Democrats Get Here?

Talking with Tim Shenk about party realignment, the legacy of 1990s political consultants, the 2024 election, and his new book, Left Adrift: What Happened to Liberal Politics.

Oct 22, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins

Elaine May poses for a portrait in a bowling alley in New York City, 1961.

The Irrepressible Elaine May The Irrepressible Elaine May

Her films reveled in the possibility of capturing the spontaneous beauty of improvisation.

Oct 21, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Alex Kong

Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance speaks to supporters during a campaign event in Traverse City, Michigan.

JD Vance Shows That the Future of the GOP Is in Racist Conspiracy Theories JD Vance Shows That the Future of the GOP Is in Racist Conspiracy Theories

Trump’s deluded fantasies have now become the GOP gospel.

Oct 18, 2024 / Jeet Heer

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