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Unpredictable
Andrew Bast on two new books that measure the political impact of nuclear weapons.
Politics
"You can't ignore politics, no matter how much you'd like to." — Molly Ivins
Reading Burma
Sebastian Strangio explores books that complicate the international image of Burma.
How to Get Away with Measure: Balance in Letter and Spirit in Wesley Lowery’s “They Can’t Kill Us All”
Darryl A. Smith on Wesley Lowery's "They Can't Kill Us All."
Walls, Fences, Frontiers: A Fugitive Essay
Gregory McNamee on the American frontier.
Oh, Sancho: The Ongoing Ride of Don Quixote in American Politics
What can Miguel de Cervantes's novel tell us about the "post-truth" era?
Eight Days in North Korea
An essay by Junko Terao about her tour of North Korea.
“We’ve Got to Get the Hell out of Here, Now!”
Karen Karbo on Jessica Bennett's especially timely "Feminist Fight Club."
Is Islamist-Secularist a Contradiction in Terms?
How oxymoronic is “Islamic-Secularist”? Owen says plenty, but that some hybrid is inevitable.
Original Sin: The Electoral College as a Pro-Slavery Tool
Slave states gave us the Electoral College; we should get rid of this vestige of the so-called peculiar institution.
After The Dams: On Amy Hassinger’s Novel and the Dakota Pipeline
The novel explores dam building, pipelines, and their repercussions on indigenous people.
Now It Looks Like Camelot
Who was President Clinton? John Compton looks to Russell L. Riley's oral history "Inside the Clinton White House" to find out.
Scenes from the Uneasy Cafe
Greg Cullison looks to Kaya Genç's "Under the Shadow" to make sense Turkey's past few years of protest and tumult.
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