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On this episode of American Prestige, part 1 of a discussion on post–Cold War malaise of the 1990s.
Apr 2, 2024 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison
The Many Faces of Viet Thanh Nguyen The Many Faces of Viet Thanh Nguyen
The Vietnamese American writer’s leap to the mainstream comes at a moment that demands his anti-colonialist perspective.
Mar 25, 2024 / Feature / Mari Uyehara
Hit Dogs Holler: What the Backlash Against Jonathan Glazer Says About Israel’s Defenders Hit Dogs Holler: What the Backlash Against Jonathan Glazer Says About Israel’s Defenders
The Zone of Interest was never a film of purely historical relevance. But when the director made that obvious in his Oscar acceptance, supporters of Israel’s war in Gaza erupted.
Mar 22, 2024 / David Klion
Far From a Kink, Donald Trump’s Dictator Fetish Puts Him Squarely in the Mainstream Far From a Kink, Donald Trump’s Dictator Fetish Puts Him Squarely in the Mainstream
The American elite has long had a soft spot for “our sons of bitches” like those Trump now befriends.
Mar 22, 2024 / Jeet Heer
What Happened to the 21st-Century City? What Happened to the 21st-Century City?
And how we can save it.
Mar 12, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Kate Wagner
The Search for Special Case–Baby 1 The Search for Special Case–Baby 1
Who was buried in the lonely grave in New York’s potter’s field? The year-long search led to a lost world in the history of AIDS.
Mar 12, 2024 / Feature / Lizzy Ratner
“Masters of the Air,” With John Orloff “Masters of the Air,” With John Orloff
On this episode of American Prestige, a discussion about the new Apple TV miniseries.
Mar 12, 2024 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison
“Dune” and the Allegories of Empire “Dune” and the Allegories of Empire
On this episode of The Time of Monsters, David Klion on the science fiction epic with real world echoes.
The Enchanted Worlds of Marshall Sahlins The Enchanted Worlds of Marshall Sahlins
What if we saw the study of ghosts, gods, and other metapersons as worthy of a science of its own?
Mar 6, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Anna Della Subin
Biden’s Cold War Nostalgia Is Dooming His Presidency Biden’s Cold War Nostalgia Is Dooming His Presidency
Missile scares and military Keynesianism won’t win voters who want domestic reform.
Feb 26, 2024 / Jeet Heer