Cam Newton and the Burden of History Cam Newton and the Burden of History
The backlash against the quarterback’s confident politics has deep roots.
Feb 11, 2016 / Donna Murch
Who Was Kafka? Who Was Kafka?
Feb 11, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Reiner Stach
Start Making Sense: The Secret to Bernie’s Startling Success Start Making Sense: The Secret to Bernie’s Startling Success
Plus: Rick Perlstein on Trump’s triumph and Jane Mayer on the Koch brothers.
Feb 11, 2016 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Escape From the DPRK Escape From the DPRK
How Yeonmi Park, a North Korean defector, became a controversial globe-trotting celebrity on the stage of international human rights.
Feb 11, 2016 / Books & the Arts / E. Tammy Kim
Villain of the Month Villain of the Month
Martin Shkreli, who raised the price of a life-saving drug 5,500 percent, takes the Fifth before a congressional committee. —News reports Whose smirk enraged us on the telly? Whose…
Feb 11, 2016 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Human Nature Shines Through Human Nature Shines Through
Garth Greenwell’s exquisite first novel outlines the shape of desire by filling in everything around it.
Feb 10, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Damon Galgut
Memories of the Mao Era Memories of the Mao Era
Ji Xianlin’s memoir is the most widely read account of the Cultural Revolution in China. Has it changed the country’s amnesia about its bloody past?
Feb 10, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Chenxin Jiang
What Do Cubans Think of Normalization With the United States? What Do Cubans Think of Normalization With the United States?
They’re divided, by generation and class, over whether it will be a good thing.
Feb 9, 2016 / Feature / Sujatha Fernandes
Hillary Clinton and the Anti-Democratic Origins of American Politics Hillary Clinton and the Anti-Democratic Origins of American Politics
The former secretary of state’s worship of the founders underscores the difference between her and Bernie Sanders.
Feb 8, 2016 / Richard Kreitner