Who Freed the Slaves? Who Freed the Slaves?
For some time now, the answer has not been the abolitionists.
Sep 13, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Stephanie McCurry
Behind the Sun Behind the Sun
In four books about Syria and Egypt, the narrative arc of revolution bends toward disappointment.
Sep 6, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Ursula Lindsey
How a Nun, a Vet, and a Housepainter Stood Up to the Threat of Nuclear Weapons How a Nun, a Vet, and a Housepainter Stood Up to the Threat of Nuclear Weapons
Dan Zak’s Almighty reminds readers that the United States’ poisonous and very expensive history of nuclear-weapons production is far from over.
Aug 31, 2016 / Frida Berrigan
Naming America’s Own Genocide Naming America’s Own Genocide
In a commanding new book, Benjamin Madley calls California’s 19th-century elected officials “the primary architects of annihilation” against Native Americans in the state. Reading ...
Aug 17, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Richard White
Oneida’s Original, Utopian Vision Oneida’s Original, Utopian Vision
Championing the free market is compatible with the company’s original free-love doctrine: The fierce desire of men to feel competent bankrolls both.
Aug 8, 2016 / Hannah Gold
Running on Empty Running on Empty
Was the failure to solve the US energy crisis of the 1970s a product of bad government policy, or of voters demanding that their government do the impossible?
Aug 4, 2016 / Jefferson Decker
Europe’s Other Migration Crisis Europe’s Other Migration Crisis
Eastern European countries are attempting to deter immigration today for the same reason they tried to halt emigration a century ago: to protect themselves as ethnic nations.
Jul 13, 2016 / Books & the Arts / John Connelly
A Supreme Legacy A Supreme Legacy
The conservative legacy of the Burger Court lives on in the precedents it set.
Jun 23, 2016 / Thomas Healy
Now He’s Amazed Now He’s Amazed
A stalwart critic of Paul McCartney becomes a fan.
Jun 22, 2016 / David Hajdu
Bad Intelligence Bad Intelligence
David Price’s long battle against anthropology’s collaborations with the national-security state.
Jun 16, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Peter C. Baker