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A book by the famous British historian was not published in Russia because the Moscow publisher discovered too many errors and misrepresentations—not, as Figes suggested, for political reasons.

In The Conflict, the French intellectual takes American mothering to task.

As his trial unfolds, Norway exorcises some of its xenophobic demons.

In College, Andrew Delbanco explains the reversal of the postwar project of democratic expansion in higher education.

Anthony Shadid was an exceedingly rare reporter in the thinning ranks of American journalism.
 

A DOJ probe into the mental health program at a medium security prison could put solitary confinement on trial.

Residents in four New York City districts had the chance to allocate funding for community improvement themselves. Can participatory budgeting make American democracy less lonely?

Do the WikiLeaks War Logs reveal war crimes? Or do they reveal the poverty of international law?

It’s now the only governing institution that understands the depths of the economic crisis.

A GOP win in November would move the most conservative bench in history even further to the right.