The Chicago Police Department’s History of Torture The Chicago Police Department’s History of Torture
Laurence Ralph’s The Torture Letters recounts an extensive history of police abuse and violence in the CPD.
Feb 27, 2020 / Ed Burmila
WWII’s Refugee Academics and the Myth of a Welcoming American Academy WWII’s Refugee Academics and the Myth of a Welcoming American Academy
Laurel Leff’s Well Worth Saving looks at the lives of Jewish professors who sought asylum in the United States and were denied entry.
Feb 26, 2020 / Hannah Stamler
Traitor, Scourge, Prophet: Larry Kramer’s Acerbic Alternate History Traitor, Scourge, Prophet: Larry Kramer’s Acerbic Alternate History
His two-volume novel, The American People, is a nearly 1,700-page phantasmagoria that reimagines the nation’s history as a sordid queer saga, climaxing with the AIDS crisis.
Feb 25, 2020 / Jeremy Lybarger
Trump Has Lifted the Mask From Our Empty Political Traditions Trump Has Lifted the Mask From Our Empty Political Traditions
His naked callousness has shown plainly that these rituals sometimes reveal the nonsense they’re meant to cover up.
Feb 25, 2020 / Andrew J. Bacevich
How Do You Document Something As Unimaginable as a School Shooting? How Do You Document Something As Unimaginable as a School Shooting?
Photographer Andres Gonzalez’s American Origami looks at the aftermaths of seven, providing an affecting exploration of a uniquely American epidemic.
Feb 24, 2020 / Rebecca Bengal
Why Harvey Weinstein Might Walk Why Harvey Weinstein Might Walk
Our reporter offers a view from the public line at the Weinstein trial.
Feb 20, 2020 / JoAnn Wypijewski
The Novels That Explain the Failure of Centrism The Novels That Explain the Failure of Centrism
Anthony Trollope’s six-volume saga about moderates in British parliament can now be read as a critique of liberal political values.
Feb 20, 2020 / Jake Bittle
‘High Fidelity’ Is a Broken Record ‘High Fidelity’ Is a Broken Record
While the TV reboot breaks out of some of the original’s male-centered whiteness, it refuses to take risks that would make it more memorable.
Feb 19, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Julyssa Lopez
The Removal of Lt. Col. Vindman (and His Brother) From the White House Staff The Removal of Lt. Col. Vindman (and His Brother) From the White House Staff
To White House employees the message is clear: For someone who wants to protect his career, Acceptance of alternate facts is required. And telling the truth can now get you fired.
Feb 18, 2020 / Column / Calvin Trillin