Cracking the da Vinci code
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The victory of the Bolsheviks in the October Revolution happened 100 years ago last week. Pulitzer Prize winner Anne Applebaum explains the how and why.
November 15, 2017
What King Salman Is Thinking
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As Saudi Arabia undergoes apparent political purges, take a look at this excellent primer on the mind of King Salman and his designated successor Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
November 8, 2017
Free Trade, Mehmed VI, James Mason, and More
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WHY FREE TRADE IS THE ULTIMATE PRO-WORKER POSITION If there’s one thing that Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders can agree on, it’s that they don’t like free trade.
November 1, 2017
Why We Need to Back the Kurds
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John Hannah on the Kurds; Jewish Pirates of the Caribbean; Darling; the real resistance.
October 25, 2017
Why Europe Is Falling Apart
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Catalonia's independence vote has presented Spain with its gravest political crisis since the civil war.
October 4, 2017
Why Angela Merkel's Victory Is Not Good News
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The new "leader of the free world" has an uphill struggle after her disappointing election results.
September 27, 2017
Why Erica Jong Is Right About Everything
Plus American Pastoral, The Sunshine Boys, and more
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Plus American Pastoral, The Sunshine Boys, and more
September 20, 2017
Why A Medical Dark Ages is Coming
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The terrifying rise of superbugs. Plus Joyce, Indiana Jones, and Michelangelo.
September 14, 2017
Kafka, Scorsese, and More
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Kafka’s insistence that “it's only because of their stupidity that they're able to be so sure of themselves” may be the best diagnosis of Trump yet.
September 6, 2017
Europe Under Pressure
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Germany's former defense minister explains the pressures Europe faces and his worries about its future.
August 23, 2017
