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On the Necessity of Treason
Adrian Nathan West presents his translation of an essay by the great Spanish prose writer Juan Benet (1927–1993).
Politics
"You can't ignore politics, no matter how much you'd like to." — Molly Ivins
High and Wide
A Border Patrol agent writes about the futility of his job, but some of his dispatches hit home more than others.
Next! How Superpowers Change Places
Should the transition from British imperial power to American hegemony be seen as a model for the Chinese Century?
A Historian’s Call to Arms
Anne Richardson reviews Mary Beard's "Women & Power: A Manifesto."
Mary Beard Discusses Women, Power, and #MeToo
LARB Law Editor Don Franzen talks to Mary Beard about her new manifesto.
It Takes Many Kinds to Dismantle a Patriarchal Village
Skye C. Cleary interviews Kate Manne, author of "Down Girl."
The Conservative Movement: Agony, Revolution, and Triumph
Republican National Committeeman Shawn Steel reviews political operative Arnold L. Steinberg's "Whiplash! From JFK to Donald Trump, a Political Odyssey."
Holy Ambivalence
Do Christianity and liberalism have a future together in the United States? Brad East looks at two new books to find out.
Bad Stories in America: A Conversation Between Steve Almond and William Giraldi
Steve Almond talks to William Giraldi about what the hell happened.
The Gay Conspirators: On Gregory Woods’s “Homintern: How Gay Culture Liberated the Modern World”
Dustin Friedman on Gregory Woods’s “Homintern,” a study of how homosexuals and queer culture shaped the modern world.
Bob in China
Bo Seo on the reception of Bob Dylan in China after the singer-songwriter’s Nobel Prize win.
The Abortion Queen of San Francisco
Stephen J. Gallas reviews "The Audacity of Inez Burns: Dreams, Desire, Treachery & Ruin in the City of Gold."
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