Chile’s Battle for Memory: A Report From the Latest Front Chile’s Battle for Memory: A Report From the Latest Front
The fight over a memorial to my friend Carlos Berger and other victims of the Caravan of Death reveals that there are still many in Chile who resist the lessons of our country’s tr...
Feb 22, 2023 / Ariel Dorfman
Why the United States Needs a New Reconstruction Why the United States Needs a New Reconstruction
In The Third Reconstruction, historian Peniel Joseph examines how how the broken promises of racial equality in the past might be fulfilled in the future.
Feb 22, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Robert Greene II
Let Kids Read Roald Dahl’s Books the Way He Wrote Them Let Kids Read Roald Dahl’s Books the Way He Wrote Them
The beloved author’s books are being edited by their publisher to suit contemporary sensibilities. That robs us of the author’s vision—and any sense of history.
Feb 21, 2023 / Katha Pollitt
Can New York Make Deadbeat Dolan Stop Freeloading at Madison Square Garden? Can New York Make Deadbeat Dolan Stop Freeloading at Madison Square Garden?
If the city and state can’t prevent the Knicks owner from barring his critics, perhaps they can at least shut down his sweetheart tax subsidy.
Feb 21, 2023 / Ross Barkan
Is This the End of Literary Studies? Is This the End of Literary Studies?
John Guillory’s Professing Criticism offers a sobering look at the uncertain future of criticism inside and outside the academy.
Feb 21, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Nicholas Dames
Janet Malcolm, Reluctant Memoirist Janet Malcolm, Reluctant Memoirist
Why was one of the most gifted nonfiction writers of her generation so uncomfortable writing about herself?
Feb 20, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Vivian Gornick
When Black Women Are Punished for Winning Too Much When Black Women Are Punished for Winning Too Much
Every time we get an unvarnished look-see at how the awards sausages get made, voters unwittingly confirm that racism and misogyny are key ingredients.
Feb 17, 2023 / Column / Kali Holloway
America’s Toxic Romance With the Free Market America’s Toxic Romance With the Free Market
A conversation with Naomi Oreskes about her new book with Erik M. Conway, The Big Myth, and how market fundamentalists convinced Americans to loathe government.
Feb 17, 2023 / Back Page / Claudia Dreifus
Apartheid American-Style Apartheid American-Style
The City of Jackson versus the Mississippi State Legislature.
Feb 16, 2023 / Makani Themba
James Bridle’s Dream of a Cybernetic Forest James Bridle’s Dream of a Cybernetic Forest
The British writer and artist explores the growing confluence of nature and technology, examining how each might be used to create a more equitable world.
Feb 16, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Lewis Gordon