All Reviews

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  Nature Red (40) in Tooth and Claw

  Alison Laurence reviews “Jurassic World Rebirth” in the context of de-extinction developments.

  Alison LaurenceAug 16

  • Science & Technology

  • Film

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  Why the Supreme Court Is Not to Be Trusted

  Laurie L. Levenson cross-examines Leah Litman’s “Lawless: How the Supreme Court Runs on Conservative Grievance, Fringe Theories, and Bad Vibes.”

  Laurie L. LevensonAug 16

  • Law

  • Politics

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  The Siren and the Hack

  Eliana Rozinov analyzes the interplay between two recent shows, “Sirens” and “Hacks.”

  Eliana RozinovAug 15

  • Television

  • Gender & Sexuality

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  Hoping to Be There When the End Comes

  Jeffrey L. Kosky considers Mark C. Taylor’s “After the Human: A Philosophy for the Future.”

  Jeffrey L. KoskyAug 15

  • Philosophy & Religion

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  One Microbe, One Vote?

  Carl Abbott dives into Joan Slonczewski’s “Minds in Transit.”

  Carl AbbottAug 14

  • SF

  • Science & Technology

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  History’s Back Staircases

  Emily Van Duyne explores Diana Arterian’s “Agrippina the Younger.”

  Emily Van DuyneAug 14

  • Poetry

  • History

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  Spooking the Censors

  Michael O’Donnell reads Charlie English’s “The CIA Book Club: The Secret Mission to Win the Cold War with Forbidden Literature.”

  Michael O’DonnellAug 13

  • History

  • Politics

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  Preferring the Company of Parrots and Dogs

  Nolan Kelly watches two movie adaptations of Sigrid Nunez novels, “The Room Next Door” and “The Friend.”

  Nolan KellyAug 13

  • Film

  • Fiction

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  The Case for Pragmatic Progress

  Michela Massimi reflects on Philip Kitcher’s vision for the future in “The Rich and the Poor.”

  Michela MassimiAug 12

  • Philosophy & Religion

  • Science & Technology

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  Ways and Means

  Carey Mott reviews Andrea Louise Campbell’s “Taxation and Resentment: Race, Party, and Class in American Tax Attitudes” and Ruth Braunstein’s “My Tax Dollars: The Morality of Taxpaying in America.”

  Carey MottAug 10

  • Economics and Finance

  • Politics

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  The Gaza Generation

  Shaan Sachdev explores Pankaj Mishra’s “The World After Gaza: A History,” moral authority, and a generation of young dissenters.

  Shaan SachdevAug 9

  • Politics

  • Cultural Studies

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  You’re Not Anyone

  Winnie Code considers Andrew DeYoung’s debut feature film “Friendship.”

  Winnie CodeAug 8

  • Film

  • Gender & Sexuality

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  An Active Project of Exclusion

  Geertje Bol and Jan Eijking review “Erased: A History of International Thought Without Men,” by Patricia Owens.

  Geertje Bol, Jan EijkingAug 5

  • Gender & Sexuality

  • History

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  Images of the Life That Exists Beyond Everything

  Priya Gandhi explores Hilma af Klint’s studies of nature.

  Priya GandhiAug 4

  • Art & Architecture

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  In the Shadow of Stalin

  Ed Pulford reviews Ben Nathans’s “To the Success of Our Hopeless Cause: The Many Lives of the Soviet Dissident Movement” and Perry Link and Wu Dazhi’s “I Have No Enemies: The Life and Legacy of Liu Xiaobo.”

  Ed PulfordAug 3

  • History

  • Politics

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  Mindless Machines, Mindless Myths

  Erik J. Larson thinks about “Mindless: The Human Condition in the Age of Artificial Intelligence,” which traces Robert Skidelsky’s philosophical reckoning with AI, automation, and the illusion of progress.

  Erik J. LarsonAug 2

  • Science & Technology

  • Philosophy & Religion