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A Nation of Nations Must Still Be a Nation: On Nationalism, Globalization, and Writing History
Jill Lepore’s book argues for a shared national history, but fails to explain what that history looks like.
Johann N. NeemAug 30, 2019
- History
- Politics
Inherited Exclusion: Talking to Demetra Kasimis
Andy Fitch talks with Demetra Kasimis about often-overlooked notions of inclusion in ancient Athenian democracy.
Andy FitchAug 30, 2019
Tough Fighters Hanging on in Vietnam
Key indigenous allies of the U.S. during the Vietnam War were treated shamefully after the withdrawal by both the United States and communist Vietnam.
Charles DunstAug 29, 2019
- Around the World
- Politics
Year of the Werewolf
The werewolf was an apt figure for 1981, a moment when prominent commentators worried that many Americans had become too self-focused.
Andrew StrombeckAug 29, 2019
The Pleasure of Momentum, the Heat of Containment: On “The Remainder” by Alia Trabucco Zerán
Nathan Scott McNamara reads "The Remainder" by Alia Trabucco Zerán, out now in a translation from Sophie Hughes.
Nathan Scott McNamaraAug 29, 2019
- Around the World
- Fiction
Designing for Death: On Hito Steyerl’s Drill
Bailey Trela looks at Hito Steyerl’s installation "Drill" at the Park Avenue Armory.
Bailey TrelaAug 29, 2019
The Play’s the Thing: On Simone Weil’s “Venice Saved”
Ronald Collins celebrates the publication of “Venice Saved,” a play by Simone Weil, translated by Silvia Panizza and Philip Wilson.
Ronald CollinsAug 28, 2019
White and Native Protests: A Study in Inequality
Mark Trecka looks at Nick Estes's "Our History Is the Future" and Anthony McCann's "Shadowlands" to see where protest is going.
Mark TreckaAug 28, 2019
- Politics
A Precious Gift: On Edythe Haber’s “Teffi: A Life of Letters and of Laughter”
Robert Chandler celebrates the publication of “Teffi: A Life of Letters and of Laughter” by Edythe Haber.
Robert ChandlerAug 28, 2019
- Around the World
- Biography & Autobiography
Whose Apollo Are We Talking About?
Asif Siddiqi reviews Roger D. Launius's "Apollo’s Legacy" and Teasel E. Muir-Harmony's "Apollo to the Moon."
Asif SiddiqiAug 28, 2019
A Fight in Hollywood (and Why It Matters for Everyone)
Alessandro Camon on what is at stake for Hollywood writers.
Alessandro CamonAug 28, 2019
Reporter’s Notebook: Argentina on the Eve of Elections
Sara Ono reports on the tempestuous upcoming Argentine election.
Sara OnoAug 28, 2019
Consistently Inconsistent: On Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
Allen Mendenhall reviews Stephen Budiansky's new biography of Oliver Wendell Holmes.
Allen MendenhallAug 27, 2019
An Intimate Stranger: Traveling with Emmanuel Iduma
"A Stranger’s Pose" refuses any linear kind of development, a refusal with a political charge given how often the continent is tagged as “developing.”
Nathan Suhr-SytsmaAug 27, 2019
- Around the World
- Nonfiction
Poetic Justice: Oliver Wendell Holmes’s Life in Law and Letters
Geoffrey Kirsch reviews "Oliver Wendell Holmes: A Life in War, Law, and Ideas" by Stephen Budiansky.
Geoffrey KirschAug 27, 2019
An Excerpt from Blackfishing the IUD by Caren Beilin, Published by Wolfman Books (October, 2019)
Jacob Kahn from Wolfman Books debuts an excerpt of the forthcoming "Blackfishing the IUD" by Caren Beilin.
Wolfman BooksAug 27, 2019