Ideas
American hypocrisy comes back to bite us
A new book details a genocide that occurred while the United States looked away. And it is not just a Cold War story. 15 minutes ago
Opinion
The politics of white backlash and the endless cycle of racial violence, division, and anger
The 19th-century “Lost Cause” advocates have become the 21st-century defenders of a racial status quo many thought relegated to history’s dustbin in the aftermath of Barack Obama’s election. 14 minutes ago
Ideas
Gender panic on Heartbreak Hill
At the Boston Marathon in 1967, the patriarchy won the battle. In 1972, it lost the war.
Ideas
Germany’s epic ‘rupture in time’
For Europe’s leading power, rebuilding the military marks a generational change of consciousness.
Ideas
After enduring war in Afghanistan, I think it’s a mistake to arm Ukraine
Prolonging a conflict has long-term consequences we can’t always imagine.
Ideas
My generation isn’t looking to make friends at work
Offices will never be the social hubs they once were. It’s better this way.
Ideas
An empire of rubber and dashed dreams of Black prosperity in Liberia
Where W.E.B. Du Bois envisioned a new kind of plantation, the Firestone company saw only profit.
Ideas
This ancient monastery in Kyiv is at the heart of Putin’s spurious rationale for the war in Ukraine
Rich in lore and steeped in mysticism, the 11th-century Caves Monastery is a treasure of unparalleled cultural importance.