It Has Been 63 Years Since the US Executed Julius and Ethel Rosenberg It Has Been 63 Years Since the US Executed Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
A new book reveals how the government struggled to sell the Rosenbergs’ murder to a skeptical world
Jun 1, 2016 / Miriam Schneir
Michael Hayden Played Right Up to the Edge of Legality—and Then Took a Big Leap Off Michael Hayden Played Right Up to the Edge of Legality—and Then Took a Big Leap Off
In his new memoir, the former director of the NSA and the CIA shows how his many failures were followed, one after the next, by promotions.
Jun 1, 2016 / Books & the Arts / James Bamford
This Campaign Is So Confusing This Campaign Is So Confusing
Notes from the road to the White House.
Jun 1, 2016 / Tom Tomorrow
The Afterlife of Polaroid The Afterlife of Polaroid
The company presents a case study in photography as a phenomenon of the instantaneous.
May 27, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Frances Richard
Three Walls Three Walls
In the shadow of a wall, every house is different.
May 25, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Ben Ehrenreich
The Great Trump Overload The Great Trump Overload
Soon we won’t recall the days before Trump.
May 24, 2016 / Tom Tomorrow
Stephen O’Connor Dreams of Thomas Jefferson Stephen O’Connor Dreams of Thomas Jefferson
Even as it condemns Jefferson for his immoral conduct, O’Connor’s novel still holds him up as a hero.
May 20, 2016 / Erin Vanderhoof
What Was She Wearing? What Was She Wearing?
Katherine Cambareri’s photographs remind us: When its survivors are condemned, rape is condoned.
May 19, 2016 / Natalie Pattillo
Benedict Anderson’s View of Nationalism Benedict Anderson’s View of Nationalism
The child of late empire, who transformed the field of area studies, lived a life beyond boundaries.
May 19, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Scott Sherman
The Pundits Are Always Right The Pundits Are Always Right
There’s no place for ambition in American politics.
May 18, 2016 / Tom Tomorrow