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To the Lady Who Mistook Me for the Help at the National Book Awards

To the Lady Who Mistook Me for the Help at the National Book Awards

"Doesn’t something break just then, when you and I approach?"

By Patrick Rosal | November 1, 2017

Against the

Against the "Melting Pot" Metaphor

On Arguments Over Americanization and Homogenized Culture

By Mike Wallace | October 30, 2017

Science vs. Religion: Travels in the Great American Divide

Science vs. Religion: Travels in the Great American Divide

Dinty W. Moore Tries to Find the Mythical Middle Ground

By Dinty W. Moore | October 30, 2017

Uncovering the History of Slavery in Detroit

Uncovering the History of Slavery in Detroit

"We Owe it to Them, and Ourselves, to Bear Close Witness"

By Tiya Miles | October 27, 2017

8 Delusions of Western Democracy We Could Do Without

8 Delusions of Western Democracy We Could Do Without

Machiavelli is a Beter Pundit Than Most of the Idiots on TV

By Erica Benner | October 26, 2017

How the Oldest Stories Can Give Us the Best Perspective

How the Oldest Stories Can Give Us the Best Perspective

On War, Troy, and the Slow Time of Classic Literature

By Veronica Esposito | October 23, 2017

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The Dirty Secret of War: It Can Be As Compelling As It Is Ugly

By Philip Caputo | October 20, 2017

What Does Resistance Look Like in the Face of Extremism?

By Alexis Okeowo | October 12, 2017

Rebecca Solnit on Harvey Weinstein, Hillary Clinton, and Blaming Women for the Acts of Men

By Rebecca Solnit | October 12, 2017

"Diversity in Publishing" Doesn't Exist—But Here's How it Can

Chris Jackson On How to Anchor an Abstract Question in Reality

By Chris Jackson | October 10, 2017

Is There Ever a Right Time to Talk to Your Children About Fascism?

Is There Ever a Right Time to Talk to Your Children About Fascism?

Kera Bolonik Considers Conversations with Her Five-Year-Old

By Kera Bolonik | October 6, 2017

The Last Personal Essay About Race I Will Ever Write

The Last Personal Essay About Race I Will Ever Write

Musa Okwonga on Realizing Racism Doesn’t Need to Be His Problem Anymore

By Musa Okwonga | October 6, 2017

The Mess We're In: On the Inevitability of Post-Cold War Chaos

The Mess We're In: On the Inevitability of Post-Cold War Chaos

Historian Odd Arne Westad Wonders if it Could Have Been Different

By Odd Arne Westad | September 28, 2017

What We Can Learn from

What We Can Learn from "Ordinary" Nazis

Jessica Shattuck on the Dangers of Making Monsters of Men

By Jessica Shattuck | September 27, 2017

Pussy Riot: Let's Prick Putin's Ass with a Pin

Pussy Riot: Let's Prick Putin's Ass with a Pin

Maria Alyokhina on Her Memories of the Snow Revolution

By Maria Alyokhina | September 27, 2017

How One Authoritarian Regime Made Another One Look Good

How One Authoritarian Regime Made Another One Look Good

On Taking a Knee, Unity, and a Rare PR Victory for the NFL

By Dwyer Murphy | September 25, 2017

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