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On the Etymologies and Linguistic Evolutions of “Family”

On the Etymologies and Linguistic Evolutions of “Family”

Marina Manoukian Explores the Communication of a Ubiquitous Idea Across Disparate Cultures

By Marina Manoukian | June 21, 2022

“Will There Be War in the Morning?” Inside the Home of Italy’s Foreign Minister, August, 1939

“Will There Be War in the Morning?” Inside the Home of Italy’s Foreign Minister, August, 1939

Tilar J. Mazzeo on Galeazzo Ciano and His Wife (and Mussolini’s Daughter) Edda

By Tilar J. Mazzeo | June 21, 2022

<em>Adriatic</em> by Robert D. Kaplan, Read by Arthur Morey

Adriatic by Robert D. Kaplan, Read by Arthur Morey

A Wide-Ranging Travel Narrative

By Behind the Mic | June 21, 2022

The Creative Rebellion of Black Liberated Life: A Reading List for Juneteenth

The Creative Rebellion of Black Liberated Life: A Reading List for Juneteenth

Kris Manjapra on Ross Gay, Alice Walker, Ralph Ellison, and More

By Kris Manjapra | June 20, 2022

Why Joe Biden Should Be Supporting Sovereignty and Not Democracy in Ukraine

Why Joe Biden Should Be Supporting Sovereignty and Not Democracy in Ukraine

Stephen Wertheim in Conversation with Andrew Keen

By Keen On | June 19, 2022

How Are Watergate and the January 6th Insurrection Similar? Nixon and Trump's Shared Paranoia and Isolation From the Outside World

How Are Watergate and the January 6th Insurrection Similar? Nixon and Trump's Shared Paranoia and Isolation From the Outside World

Garrett Graff in Conversation with Andrew Keen

By Keen On | June 19, 2022

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How to Reimagine White Supremacy in the Heartland of the American Midwest

By Keen On | June 19, 2022

Crypto Crashes, Inflation, Gun-Toting White Nationalists... This is Steve Bannon’s Perfect Storm

By Andrew Keen | June 17, 2022

“Each War Zone Spawns Its Own Bibliography.” On Reading as a Humanitarian Worker

By Gareth Owen | June 17, 2022

Sen. Raphael G. Warnock Remembers How the Police Killing of Amadou Diallo Sparked His Activism

Sen. Raphael G. Warnock Remembers How the Police Killing of Amadou Diallo Sparked His Activism

"It didn’t make much sense for us to be talking about justice in the classroom if we weren’t willing to get in the struggle in the streets."

By Raphael G. Warnock | June 16, 2022

Why Do Teens Perpetually Love Shopping Malls?

Why Do Teens Perpetually Love Shopping Malls?

In Which Clueless, Orange Julius, and Hot Topic Are Given the Analysis They Deserve

By Alexandra Lange | June 16, 2022

How the Turn-of-the-Century “Divorce Colony” of Sioux Falls Inspired a Scandalous Novel

How the Turn-of-the-Century “Divorce Colony” of Sioux Falls Inspired a Scandalous Novel

April White on the Truths and Embellishments of The Divorce Mill

By April White | June 16, 2022

On the Ancient Mysteries of Linen

On the Ancient Mysteries of Linen

Victoria Finlay Recounts a Storytelling History

By Victoria Finlay | June 16, 2022

Why the Next Three Years Could Be the Most Violent in American History Since Reconstruction

Why the Next Three Years Could Be the Most Violent in American History Since Reconstruction

Frank Smyth in Conversation with Andrew Keen

By Keen On | June 16, 2022

Linda Greenhouse on When the Republican Party Was the Party of Reproductive Choice

Linda Greenhouse on When the Republican Party Was the Party of Reproductive Choice

In Conversation with Roxanne Coady on Just the Right Book

By Just the Right Book | June 16, 2022

The Paradoxical History of Latinos in America

The Paradoxical History of Latinos in America

Juan Gonzalez in Conversation with Andrew Keen

By Keen On | June 16, 2022

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