History

"Hegel was right when he said that we learn from history that man can never learn anything from history." — George Bernard Shaw

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  God Bites the Dust

  Scott Bradfield interviews S. T. Joshi about the second volume of “The Downfall of God.”

  Scott BradfieldDec 25

  • Philosophy & Religion

  • History

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  Keeping House

  Marina Magloire writes on the Clifton House, the Pamoja workshop, revolution, and refuge, in an essay from LARB Quarterly no. 47: “Security.”

  Marina MagloireDec 22

  • LARB Lit

  • History

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  A New Name for an Old Phenomenon

  Michele Willens speaks with Danny Goldberg about his new book on the police beating of Rodney King and its aftermath.

  Michele WillensDec 14

  • Law

  • History

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  Filthy Matters

  Calvin Gimpelevich writes on the history and politics of public bathrooms, in this essay from LARB Quarterly no. 47, “Security.”

  Calvin GimpelevichDec 9

  • LARB Lit

  • History

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  American Action, Then and Now

  Tess Pollok interviews Lauren O’Neill-Butler about her new essay collection, “The War of Art: A History of Artists’ Protest in America.”

  Tess PollokDec 8

  • Art & Architecture

  • History

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  The Fascist Cinematic Universe

  Tim Brinkhof considers Joe Wright’s new Mussolini miniseries as a flawed representation of the rise of fascism in Italy.

  Tim BrinkhofDec 7

  • Television

  • History

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  A Martyr for Free Speech

  Historian Paul Finkelman praises Brad Snyder’s new account of a wrongfully convicted civil rights hero.

  Paul FinkelmanDec 7

  • Law

  • History

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  The Law Is Never a Given

  Sumaiya Aftab Ahmed considers “38 Londres Street: On Impunity, Pinochet in England, and a Nazi in Patagonia,” the newest book from Philippe Sands.

  Sumaiya Aftab AhmedDec 6

  • Law

  • History

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  King Lear Goes to China

  Jeffrey Wasserstrom speaks with Xue Yiwei and Nan Z. Da about Shakespeare’s legacy in China.

  Jeffrey WasserstromDec 5

  • History

  • Cultural Studies

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  Letter to the Editor Regarding Victoria Dailey’s “Los Angeles in Black and White”

  Johanna Drucker responds to Victoria Dailey’s review of the catalogue raisonné “Paul Landacre: California Hills, Hollywood, and the World Beyond.”

  Johanna Drucker Dec 3

  • Art & Architecture

  • History

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  Racialized Economic Piracy

  Joel Edward Goza dives into Calvin Schermerhorn’s new study of American history, tracing a financial pattern of racial exploitation that’s woven into the nation’s fabric.

   Joel Edward GozaNov 30

  • History

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  No More Heroes

  Clara Cuccaro considers the “myth of resistance” in Joachim Trier’s newest film, “Sentimental Value.”

  Clara CuccaroNov 28

  • Film

  • History