History

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

Staying Woke Is Patriotic: An Excerpt from “Stay Woke: A People’s Guide to Making All Black Lives Matter”
LARB presents an excerpt from “Stay Woke: A People’s Guide to Making All Black Lives Matter,” written by Tehama Lopez Bunyasi and Candis Watts Smith.
Candis Watts Smith, Tehama Lopez BunyasiSep 24, 2019
The Soviet Union and the Birth of Human Rights
LARB presents an excerpt from “A World Divided: The Global Struggle for Human Rights in the Age of Nation-States” by Eric D. Weitz.
Eric D. WeitzSep 24, 2019
Silicon Valley: A Region High on Historical Amnesia
In his review of O’Mara’s “The Code,” Patrick McCray describes how the federal government provided the tailwind that pushed Silicon Valley to stardom.
W. Patrick McCraySep 19, 2019
Behind the Celluloid Dream: A Conversation with Shawn Levy
Sarah Cozort speaks to Shawn Levy, author of “Castle on Sunset: Life, Death, Love, Art, and Scandal at Hollywood’s Chateau Marmont.”
Sarah CozortSep 13, 2019
- Art & Architecture
- History
Against Active Forgetting: On John Hersey’s “The Algiers Motel Incident”
Danielle L. McGuire introduces “The Algiers Motel Incident” by John Hersey, republished after 50 years.
Danielle L. McGuireSep 10, 2019
- History
- Nonfiction
Echoes of Fascism
Stephen Rohde reviews Henry A. Giroux's new book, "The Terror of the Unforeseen."
Stephen RohdeSep 9, 2019
Poring Over “Single Malt: A Guide to the Whiskies of Scotland”
John T. Scott samples “Single Malt: A Guide to the Whiskies of Scotland” by Clay Risen.
John T. ScottSep 6, 2019
It Won’t Love You Back: An Interview with Maria Tumarkin
Mireille Juchau talks to Maria Tumarkin, author of “Axiomatic.”
Mireille JuchauSep 3, 2019
“Dear House, Don’t Burn”: On Svetlana Alexievich’s “Last Witnesses: An Oral History of the Children of World War II”
Heather Altfeld listens to the voices in “Last Witnesses: An Oral History of the Children of World War II” by Svetlana Alexievich.
Heather AltfeldSep 2, 2019
- Around the World
- History
No Memorial: On Gary Fuller’s “The Invisible Killer: The Rising Global Threat of Air Pollution — and How We Can Fight Back”
Linda Roland Danil investigates "The Invisible Killer" by Gary Fuller.
Linda Roland DanilAug 31, 2019
The Story We Tell Ourselves: On Clay Risen’s “The Crowded Hour: Theodore Roosevelt, the Rough Riders, and the Dawn of the American Century”
Caroline Winterer makes her way through “The Crowded Hour: Theodore Roosevelt, the Rough Riders, and the Dawn of the American Century” by Clay Risen.
Caroline WintererAug 30, 2019
- History
Earth First? On “The Ecocentrists” and Pregnancy in the Anthropocene
Lynne Feeley reviews "The Ecocentrists," a history of radical environmentalism by Keith Makoto Woodhouse.
Lynne FeeleyAug 30, 2019