What Does a Leader of the Vietnam Anti-War Movement Think About Ken Burns’s Documentary? What Does a Leader of the Vietnam Anti-War Movement Think About Ken Burns’s Documentary?
According to Todd Gitlin, the film is an extraordinary portrayal of the people who lived through the war—both Americans and Vietnamese.
Sep 22, 2017 / Jon Wiener
Cambodia’s Crackdown: What Happens When an Autocrat Shutters a Newspaper Cambodia’s Crackdown: What Happens When an Autocrat Shutters a Newspaper
As Cambodia turns its back on the West, Hun Sen shuts down The Cambodia Daily.
Sep 21, 2017 / Julia Wallace
Pilgrim Bell Pilgrim Bell
My savior has powers and he needs. To be convinced to use them for good. Up until now he has been. A no-call no-show. The menace. Of ecstasy like a hornets nest buzzing. Under ice.
Sep 21, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Kaveh Akbar
No Wall? No Wall?
From what has transpired in deals made this fall, It’s possible that we’ll have no wall at all. Trump’s backers are worried. They’d hate to resign Themselves to not having a Magino…
Sep 21, 2017 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Puzzle No. 3442 Puzzle No. 3442
Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS 1 Stare in hole and see, at last (4) 3 Unexpected visitor with a stated objective: Get smoked salmon off the premise…
Sep 21, 2017 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
Blaming the People Blaming the People
Is democracy really the problem?
Sep 21, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Jan-Werner Müller
Trump’s Campaign Chief Paul Manafort Faces Indictment Trump’s Campaign Chief Paul Manafort Faces Indictment
Bob Dreyfuss, plus Sarah Leonard on Hillary’s book and Todd Gitlin on Ken Burns’s Vietnam.
Sep 21, 2017 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
We Need to Reckon With the Story ‘What Happened’ Tells We Need to Reckon With the Story ‘What Happened’ Tells
Hillary Clinton has a unique perspective on a world-historical event. Why shouldn’t she write a book about it?
Sep 21, 2017 / Column / Katha Pollitt
‘The Vietnam War’: Past All Reason ‘The Vietnam War’: Past All Reason
The new series by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick is mesmerizing. But it doesn’t answer the questions about the Vietnam War that many are still seeking.
Sep 19, 2017 / Andrew J. Bacevich