Books and Ideas

Claribel Alegria

The Extraordinary Stories of Claribel Alegría The Extraordinary Stories of Claribel Alegría

The spirit of their romance lies in the fact that they are true.

Feb 5, 2018 / Chuck Wachtel

Zohra Drif Arrest

One Person’s Terrorist? Reflections on Zohra Drif’s Memoir of the Algerian Revolution One Person’s Terrorist? Reflections on Zohra Drif’s Memoir of the Algerian Revolution

Is the civilian population of a colonial-settler regime ever a legitimate military target?

Feb 2, 2018 / Bill Fletcher Jr.

Black Mirror Netflix

TV’s Dystopia Boom TV’s Dystopia Boom

The nightmarish future ain’t what it used to be.

Feb 1, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Evan Kindley

Trump Oval Office Hands Raised

The Dawn of an Affair With Stormy Daniels The Dawn of an Affair With Stormy Daniels

Though rusty at consensual sex, He thought it might be worth a try If he could think of how to start— Which part of her to grab her by.

Feb 1, 2018 / Column / Calvin Trillin

The Men Who Made the Third Reich

The Men Who Made the Third Reich The Men Who Made the Third Reich

How Hitler and the Nazis came to power.

Feb 1, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Richard J. Evans

How the Spanish-American War Helped Lay the Groundwork for American Empire

How the Spanish-American War Helped Lay the Groundwork for American Empire How the Spanish-American War Helped Lay the Groundwork for American Empire

Stephen Kinzer's new history captures how the United States has long been a country guided by both imperialist and isolationist instincts.

Jan 31, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Brenda Wineapple

Berlin Wall

1989 Was the Year That Brought Us Trump 1989 Was the Year That Brought Us Trump

In present-day Washington, no one can deny that the chickens have come home to roost.

Jan 30, 2018 / Andrew J. Bacevich

Alan Sagner

Alan Sagner, a Loyal and Active Friend of ‘The Nation’ Alan Sagner, a Loyal and Active Friend of ‘The Nation’

He gave the magazine financial and moral support as well as the benefit of his wise counsel.

Jan 30, 2018 / Victor Navasky

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

Trusty Republicans Unearth Deep-State Conspiracy Trusty Republicans Unearth Deep-State Conspiracy

Take that, FBI!

Jan 30, 2018 / Tom Tomorrow

A Bell With a Distant Ring

A Bell With a Distant Ring A Bell With a Distant Ring

There is much to learn from Yasunari Kawabata’s final novel, even as—especially as—it gives rise to more questions than answers.

Jan 29, 2018 / Larissa Pham

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