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Steven Simon on the Rise and Fall of American Ambition in the Middle East

Steven Simon on the Rise and Fall of American Ambition in the Middle East

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | April 11, 2023

Is <em>Persuasion</em> the Perfect Novel?

Is Persuasion the Perfect Novel?

From The History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | April 11, 2023

Max J. Friedman on Why He Chose to Write a Memoir About His Holocaust-Surviving Parents

Max J. Friedman on Why He Chose to Write a Memoir About His Holocaust-Surviving Parents

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | April 11, 2023

Letter to a New New Left (Or, How Unions Got Cool Again)

Letter to a New New Left (Or, How Unions Got Cool Again)

Olivia Heffernan and Jamie McCallum on the Rise of a New Labor Movement

By Olivia Heffernan and Jamie McCallum | April 10, 2023

In Kanye Academy, there are no Black history books.

In Kanye Academy, there are no Black history books.

By Janet Manley | April 7, 2023

When the IRA Arrived in Brighton to Blow Up Margaret Thatcher, Her Cabinet, and the Grand Hotel

When the IRA Arrived in Brighton to Blow Up Margaret Thatcher, Her Cabinet, and the Grand Hotel

Patrick Magee Was Behind Enemy Lines. His Job Was to Assemble and Plant the Device.

By Rory Carroll | April 7, 2023

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After a Year Spent Visiting the Sistine Chapel, I Saw Something Sublime

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Rewinding to the Great Indian Empires Before the British Raj

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Sarah Bakewell on Posthumanism, Transhumanism, and What it Actually Means to Be “Human”

Sarah Bakewell on Posthumanism, Transhumanism, and What it Actually Means to Be “Human”

“Will machine minds ever acquire anything like our ability to have thoughts of seriousness and depth?”

By Sarah Bakewell | April 5, 2023

Ralph White on His Wartime Efforts to Rescue Vietnamese Civilians

Ralph White on His Wartime Efforts to Rescue Vietnamese Civilians

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | April 5, 2023

When the Klan Ruled Indiana... And Had Plans to Spread Its Empire of Hate Across America

When the Klan Ruled Indiana... And Had Plans to Spread Its Empire of Hate Across America

The Klan Dens of the Heartland Were Powerful, Vicious, and Ambitious. Indiana Was Their Bastion.

By Timothy Egan | April 4, 2023

Daniel M. Lavery on the Reckless Optimism of Advice Columnists

Daniel M. Lavery on the Reckless Optimism of Advice Columnists

“The letter-writer is free to cheerfully ignore the advice columnist.”

By Daniel M. Lavery | April 4, 2023

Sally Bedell Smith on the 20th-Century Royal Marriage That Saved the British Monarchy

Sally Bedell Smith on the 20th-Century Royal Marriage That Saved the British Monarchy

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | April 4, 2023

The Revolutionary Power of Palestinian Theater

The Revolutionary Power of Palestinian Theater

Isabella Hammad Reflects on How Art Can Still Effect Change

By Isabella Hammad | April 4, 2023

On W.E.B. Du Bois and the Disgraceful Treatment of Gold Star Mothers

On W.E.B. Du Bois and the Disgraceful Treatment of Gold Star Mothers

Chad L. Williams Considers the Symbolic Battles of World War I

By Chad L. Williams | April 4, 2023

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