Europe’s Twin Specters of Fear Europe’s Twin Specters of Fear
Paul Hanebrink’s new book tracks the entwined history of European anti-Semitism and anticommunism.
Mar 21, 2019 / Books & the Arts / James Chappel
Jeremy Denk Explains the History of Western Classical Music (Yes, All of It!) Jeremy Denk Explains the History of Western Classical Music (Yes, All of It!)
The pianist’s new album, c. 1300–c. 2000, gives a listener a lesson in seven centuries of composition, from Monteverdi to Stockhausen and beyond.
Mar 15, 2019 / David Hajdu
The Lost Internationalism of Wendell Willkie The Lost Internationalism of Wendell Willkie
David Levering Lewis’s new biography recovers Willkie’s anti-imperialist vision.
Mar 14, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Samuel Zipp
What Happened to Wisconsin? What Happened to Wisconsin?
The fight over the once-progressive state.
Mar 14, 2019 / Books & the Arts / John B. Judis
Toward a Global History of the Communist Party Toward a Global History of the Communist Party
A. James McAdams’s new history examines the tensions between the communist party as an institution and as an ideal.
Mar 7, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Tony Wood
White Women Prospered on the Brutality of the Slave Economy White Women Prospered on the Brutality of the Slave Economy
Historian Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers’s new book is a definitive account of how deeply invested white women were in slavery in the South.
Feb 26, 2019 / Lynne Feeley
A Punk-Rock Path to Inner Peace A Punk-Rock Path to Inner Peace
Buzzcocks’ first two seminal albums, recently reissued, offer something besides anarchy.
Feb 22, 2019 / Joe Bucciero
The Claustrophobic World of Anna Burns’s ‘Milkman’ The Claustrophobic World of Anna Burns’s ‘Milkman’
Her Man Booker–winning novel offers a haunting look at daily life during The Troubles.
Feb 21, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Erin Schwartz
The Southern Paradox: The Democratic Party Below the Mason-Dixon Line The Southern Paradox: The Democratic Party Below the Mason-Dixon Line
Why and how the region switched from being the stronghold of one party to the base of its adversary.
Feb 21, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Michael Kazin
How the Failure of Our Foreign Wars Fueled Nativist Fanaticism How the Failure of Our Foreign Wars Fueled Nativist Fanaticism
For nearly two centuries, US politicians have channeled extremism outward. But the frontier is gone, the empire is faltering, and the chickens are coming home to roost.
Feb 21, 2019 / Feature / Greg Grandin