What if Plants Were One of Us What if Plants Were One of Us
A new book from the philosopher Emanuele Coccia reimagines plants’ place in our lives—and in the cosmos.
Mar 1, 2019 / Rachel Riederer
Darius James’s Antic Satire of American Racism Darius James’s Antic Satire of American Racism
Provocative and slapstick, his 1992 debut, Negrophobia: An Urban Parable, dives into the frenzied subconscious of white prejudice.
Feb 28, 2019 / Nawal Arjini
White Women Prospered on the Brutality of the Slave Economy White Women Prospered on the Brutality of the Slave Economy
Historian Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers’s new book is a definitive account of how deeply invested white women were in slavery in the South.
Feb 26, 2019 / Lynne Feeley
Trump’s Time-Travel Adventure Trump’s Time-Travel Adventure
One man’s incompetence is another man’s principled discipline.
Feb 26, 2019 / Tom Tomorrow
Capitalism Is Responsible for Your Depressing Office Building Capitalism Is Responsible for Your Depressing Office Building
Over a century ago, John Ruskin predicted how ugly and inhuman industrialized capitalism would become.
Feb 25, 2019 / Chris Gelardi
A Punk-Rock Path to Inner Peace A Punk-Rock Path to Inner Peace
Buzzcocks’ first two seminal albums, recently reissued, offer something besides anarchy.
Feb 22, 2019 / Joe Bucciero
The Claustrophobic World of Anna Burns’s ‘Milkman’ The Claustrophobic World of Anna Burns’s ‘Milkman’
Her Man Booker–winning novel offers a haunting look at daily life during The Troubles.
Feb 21, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Erin Schwartz
Letters From the March 11-28, 2019, Issue Letters From the March 11-28, 2019, Issue
Laughing Through the Pain Thank you for the good laugh you gave me with the title of John Nichols’s article, “Trump at Two” [Feb. 11/18]. I had to pause to ask myself whether the p…
Feb 21, 2019 / Our Readers
Tana French’s Crime-Fiction Masterpiece Tana French’s Crime-Fiction Masterpiece
The Witch Elm is a triumph of the genre.
Feb 21, 2019 / Books & the Arts / J. Robert Lennon
The Southern Paradox: The Democratic Party Below the Mason-Dixon Line The Southern Paradox: The Democratic Party Below the Mason-Dixon Line
Why and how the region switched from being the stronghold of one party to the base of its adversary.
Feb 21, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Michael Kazin