Even as the Oppenheimer Film Rights a Historic Wrong, the Memo That Smeared Him Remains Redacted Even as the Oppenheimer Film Rights a Historic Wrong, the Memo That Smeared Him Remains Redacted
The physicist was punished for opposing development of the hydrogen bomb, and for warning about the dangers of nuclear proliferation.
Jul 21, 2023 / Peter Shinkle
Martha Graham’s Movement Martha Graham’s Movement
A recent biography dives into the choreographer's role as both an artist and figure of early American modernism.
Jul 19, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Emily Hawk
The Many Ghosts of Juan de Pareja The Many Ghosts of Juan de Pareja
Through the life of the 17th-century artist, we can find an entangled history of slavery, Black figuration, and art.
Jul 11, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Rachel Hunter Himes
Henry Kissinger, Elliott Abrams, and the Rot of American Foreign Policy Henry Kissinger, Elliott Abrams, and the Rot of American Foreign Policy
Our bipartisan elite is always willing to forgive war crimes by its made men.
Jul 7, 2023 / Jeet Heer
Who Was Lydia Maria Child? Who Was Lydia Maria Child?
A new biography examines the life and times of the pioneering activist, abolitionist, and writer.
May 17, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Susan Cheever
Jeffrey Epstein, Harvard Man Jeffrey Epstein, Harvard Man
Why a horrific criminal found elite universities so congenial.
May 8, 2023 / Jeet Heer
Alasdair MacIntyre and Richard Rorty’s Lifelong Argument Alasdair MacIntyre and Richard Rorty’s Lifelong Argument
While in many ways their careers ran parallel to each other, the two philosophers disagreed about whether liberalism could—and should—be saved.
May 2, 2023 / Books & the Arts / George Scialabba
C.L.R. James, Man of Paradox C.L.R. James, Man of Paradox
A new biography examines the revolutionary possibilities and radical contradictions at the heart of James's life and ideas.
Apr 18, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Gerald Horne
The Surprisingly Durable Myth of Donald Trump, Anti-Imperialist The Surprisingly Durable Myth of Donald Trump, Anti-Imperialist
The Establishment focus on personal scandals helps cover up the former president’s reckless belligerence.
Apr 17, 2023 / Jeet Heer
Reagan, Trump, and the Price of Presidential Impunity Reagan, Trump, and the Price of Presidential Impunity
New evidence of 1980 election shenanigans has implications for the debate on prosecuting Trump.
Mar 20, 2023 / Jeet Heer