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What Is Left? Rebecca Solnit on the Perennial Divisions of the American Left

What Is Left? Rebecca Solnit on the Perennial Divisions of the American Left

“It should be a modest request to ask that ‘left’ not mean supporters of authoritarian regimes.”

By Rebecca Solnit | February 23, 2024

Rethinking “Justice” in the Wake of a Violent Death Close to Home

Rethinking “Justice” in the Wake of a Violent Death Close to Home

Laurence Ralph on Grief and the American Cycle of Vengeance

By Laurence Ralph | February 23, 2024

Debate Me! Why Writers Should Argue With Themselves

Debate Me! Why Writers Should Argue With Themselves

Terry Golway on the Importance of Exploring Opposing Ideas On and Off the Page

By Terry Golway | February 22, 2024

Why Brené Brown’s Gospel of Vulnerability Fails the World’s Most Vulnerable

Why Brené Brown’s Gospel of Vulnerability Fails the World’s Most Vulnerable

Rafia Zakaria on the CEO Whisperer’s Recent Failure in Addressing the Genocide in Gaza

By Rafia Zakaria | February 21, 2024

“Do Palestinian Lives Have the Same Value to Us?” Ramsey Nasr on Gaza, Migrant Drownings, and the Right to Dignity

“Do Palestinian Lives Have the Same Value to Us?” Ramsey Nasr on Gaza, Migrant Drownings, and the Right to Dignity

“Children in Gaza write their names on their bodies so that when they get killed they can be identified.”

By Ramsey Nasr | February 20, 2024

“Malcolm Still Speaks.” Ibram X. Kendi on George Breitman and the Enduring Legacy of Malcolm X

“Malcolm Still Speaks.” Ibram X. Kendi on George Breitman and the Enduring Legacy of Malcolm X

From the Introduction to "Malcolm X Speaks: Selected Speeches and Statements"

By Ibram X. Kendi | February 20, 2024

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Blood on All Our Hands: Gunnhild Øyehaug on Adania Shibli’s <em>Minor Detail</em>

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“A Thousand Eulogies Are Exported to the Comma.” Of Syntax and Genocide

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Nicki Kattoura on the Impossibility of Writing About the Destruction of Gaza

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No Slaves, No Masters: What Democracy Meant to Abraham Lincoln

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Allen C. Guelzo on the 16th President’s Civic and Political Philosophy

By Allen C. Guelzo | February 8, 2024

Trouble at the Southern Border: How US Immigration Policy and Foreign Policy Are Inextricably Linked

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Jonathan Blitzer on the Origins and Repercussions of the Current Humanitarian Crisis at the Border

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Sisterhood of the Second World War: On Writing Female Spies’ Classified Adventures

Sisterhood of the Second World War: On Writing Female Spies’ Classified Adventures

CJ Wray Shares What a Pair of Veteran Sisters Taught Her About Espionage and Postwar Life

By CJ Wray | January 31, 2024

A Brief History of the Grand Old American Tradition of Banning Books

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Laura Pappano Investigates the “Chaotic and Illogical Business” of Censorship

By Laura Pappano | January 30, 2024

No Safe Place to Grieve: The Trauma of Muslim Americans Living Under Surveillance

No Safe Place to Grieve: The Trauma of Muslim Americans Living Under Surveillance

Aisha Abdel Gawad on the Danger of Talking Openly About Palestinian Pain

By Aisha Abdel Gawad | January 29, 2024

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