Mikhail Gorbachev’s New Thinking Mikhail Gorbachev’s New Thinking
Gorbachev set out to transform the Soviet Union from within. What happened?
Oct 26, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Keith Gessen
In Search of Joni Mitchell In Search of Joni Mitchell
David Yaffe’s new biography doesn’t reach as far into the horizon as Mitchell’s music.
Oct 26, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Rachel Syme
Owen Fiss and the Liberal Legal Tradition Owen Fiss and the Liberal Legal Tradition
The legal theorist’s case for how the Constitution can be a vehicle for civil rights and social justice.
Oct 26, 2017 / Books & the Arts / David Cole
Is Trump Crazy? Would Pence Be Worse? Is Trump Crazy? Would Pence Be Worse?
Jane Mayer on Pence, Amy Wilentz on Trump, plus Raj Patel on the problem with cheap food.
Oct 26, 2017 / Podcast / Start Making Sense
What Was It Like to Be Ernest Hemingway? What Was It Like to Be Ernest Hemingway?
The world of the Hemingways rattled with frequent gunfire.
Oct 26, 2017 / Books & the Arts / John Banville
Hillary Clinton’s If-Onlys Hillary Clinton’s If-Onlys
What Happened tells us more about her than about why she lost the election.
Oct 26, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Elizabeth Drew
In the Era of Trump, Illusions Are Not Reserved for Halloween In the Era of Trump, Illusions Are Not Reserved for Halloween
Be afraid.
Oct 26, 2017 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Know Your Rights and Help Explain Them to Everyone Else Know Your Rights and Help Explain Them to Everyone Else
The resistance needs you.
Oct 25, 2017 / NationAction
Iran’s—and Russia’s—Influence Is Growing in Iraqi Kurdistan Iran’s—and Russia’s—Influence Is Growing in Iraqi Kurdistan
Baghdad’s seizure of oil-rich Kirkuk, aided by Shiite militias close to Tehran, has forced the Kurdish government to freeze its independence-referendum results.
Oct 25, 2017 / Jeremy Hodge
US Double Standards in the New Cold War US Double Standards in the New Cold War
The mainstream American political-media narrative, which powerfully influences the possibility of war or peace with Russia, is dangerously unbalanced.
Oct 25, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen