The art of war, 80's paranoia, free trade, and more
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The only winning move is not to play. Or something like that.
April 18, 2018
Roberto Bolano, Amores Perros, and more
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Trump may hate Mexico but we love Mexican culture -- and you should too.
April 11, 2018
Three Kingdoms, the Stasi, NATO, and more
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Alliances: can't live with them, really can't live without them.
April 4, 2018
The Death of Expertise, Notes on a Scandal, and more
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Not everything is terrible, though.
March 28, 2018
The Prussians Are Coming!
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Prussian efficiency, right? That’s usually what people invoke when it comes to the popular conceptions of what is undoubtedly Germany’s most significant state.
March 21, 2018
Why You Still Don't Really Understand the Internet
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Andrew Blum explains the internet; Gene Hackman explains the security state; and a 19th-century Scotsman explains the modern world.
March 7, 2018
Xi Jinping, Mo Yan, Nixon in China, and More
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Want to know what's going in the mind of Xi Jinping, the man about to become China's leader for life? Read on.
February 27, 2018
Lithium, Thomas Bernhard, Paul Newman, and more
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The future of power, a great Austrian novel, the history of the Met, and much more.
February 22, 2018
Frederick Douglass, Spielberg's Lincoln, and more
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A look at the cultural and political history of freedom and oppression in America.
January 31, 2018
