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Hateful Fictions: Siri Hustvedt on the Weaponization of Free Speech

Hateful Fictions: Siri Hustvedt on the Weaponization of Free Speech

“Hate speech renders dialogue impossible.”

By Siri Hustvedt | August 11, 2021

Remembering the Artists Who Were Among the Early Victims of Nazi Death Camps

Remembering the Artists Who Were Among the Early Victims of Nazi Death Camps

Charlie English on Hitler’s Gesamtkunstwerk and the Murder of Psychiatric Populations

By Charlie English | August 11, 2021

Take a look at Tove Jansson’s illustrations for a Swedish edition of <em>The Hobbit</em>.

Take a look at Tove Jansson’s illustrations for a Swedish edition of The Hobbit.

By Walker Caplan | August 10, 2021

The White Christian Nationalism Behind the Worst Terrorist Attack in American History

The White Christian Nationalism Behind the Worst Terrorist Attack in American History

Spencer Ackerman on the Oklahoma City Bombing and the Media’s Islamophobic Response

By Spencer Ackerman | August 10, 2021

The 18th-Century Quaker Farmboy Who Laid the Groundwork for Atomic Theory

The 18th-Century Quaker Farmboy Who Laid the Groundwork for Atomic Theory

Harry Cliff on How John Dalton Contributed to the Most Powerful Idea in Science

By Harry Cliff | August 10, 2021

Read Tove Jansson’s short story composed of bizarre fan letters.

Read Tove Jansson’s short story composed of bizarre fan letters.

By Walker Caplan | August 9, 2021

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A Day in the Life of an 11-Year-Old Spy in 1939 Berlin

By Rebecca Donner | August 9, 2021

What Visiting Plantations Taught Me About Historical Erasure

By LaTanya McQueen | August 9, 2021

On the Rise of the Icelandic Saga as Written Literature

By Arthur Herman | August 9, 2021

Ron Nyren on Delving into San Francisco’s Storied History

Ron Nyren on Delving into San Francisco’s Storied History

In Conversation with G.P. Gottlieb on New Books Network

By New Books Network | August 7, 2021

Take a look at a young Flannery O’Connor’s satirical cartoons.

Take a look at a young Flannery O’Connor’s satirical cartoons.

By Walker Caplan | August 6, 2021

Edward J. Watts on the Fall of Rome and the Dangerous Rhetoric of Decline

Edward J. Watts on the Fall of Rome and the Dangerous Rhetoric of Decline

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | August 5, 2021

Why We Have Police: Race, Class, and Labor Control

Why We Have Police: Race, Class, and Labor Control

Philip V. McHarris Traces a Line Through American Chattel Slavery, Reconstruction, Civil Rights, and the “War on Drugs”

By Philip V. McHarris | August 4, 2021

Tesla vs. GM: On the Early Years of the Electric Car Wars

Tesla vs. GM: On the Early Years of the Electric Car Wars

Tim Higgins Looks Back at Detroit’s Reaction to Elon Musk’s Upstart

By Tim Higgins | August 4, 2021

On Lebanon’s Water Crisis and the Long Fallout of the Civil War

On Lebanon’s Water Crisis and the Long Fallout of the Civil War

Charif Majdalani Traces a History of Corrupt Politicians, Deregulation, and Climate Catastrophe

By Charif Majdalani | August 4, 2021

Michael Knox Beran on the Rise and Fall of WASP Culture

Michael Knox Beran on the Rise and Fall of WASP Culture

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | August 4, 2021

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