Obama’s Defense Secretary Nominee Is Open to Having More Troops in Afghanistan Obama’s Defense Secretary Nominee Is Open to Having More Troops in Afghanistan
Ashton Carter will tell the Senate Wednesday he would recommend more troops if conditions “degrade.”
Feb 4, 2015 / George Zornick
February 4, 1899: Fighting Erupts Between the Philippines and the United States February 4, 1899: Fighting Erupts Between the Philippines and the United States
Somehow, The Nation lamented, “we got hold of the notion that it would be a good thing to annex 1,200 islands at the other end of the world.”
Feb 4, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac
Pope Francis Declares Oscar Romero a Martyr for the Faith—but Whose Faith? Pope Francis Declares Oscar Romero a Martyr for the Faith—but Whose Faith?
Many conservative Christians opposed the bishop’s work on behalf of the poor.
Feb 4, 2015 / Greg Grandin
Camus Redux Camus Redux
Today, Albert Camus is still alive but changed, thanks to the art of David Oelhoffen and Kamel Daoud.
Feb 4, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Alice Kaplan
To Be (Charlie) or Not to Be (Charlie)? To Be (Charlie) or Not to Be (Charlie)?
Killing is not creating, and drawing is not killing. Charlie has the right to draw.
Feb 4, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Kamel Daoud
Evangelical Boilerplate Evangelical Boilerplate
Billy Graham’s innocuous blend of showmanship and salvation.
Feb 4, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Molly Worthen
Fortune’s Son Fortune’s Son
Why the line from Barry Goldwater to Ted Cruz runs over Nelson Rockefeller.
Feb 4, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Michael O’Donnell
Comix Nation Comix Nation
Feb 4, 2015 / Jen Sorensen
Snapshot: Forcing Out the Islamic State Snapshot: Forcing Out the Islamic State
Soldiers in the Kurdish People’s Protection Units train at a military camp in Syria. By the end of January, these Kurdish fighters—supported by US-led airstrikes—forced ISIS out of Kobani on the Syrian-Turkish border. After ISIS surrounded Kobani in September, nearly 200,000 Kurds fled the city and surrounding towns.
Feb 4, 2015 / Rodi Said
Letters Letters
Actions speak louder; progress and poverty; learning from Teachout; don’t be fooled
Feb 4, 2015 / Our Readers, Eric Alterman, and William Greider