Unfriendly Exchange
The tale of a nuclear war that almost was
By Jeffrey Lewis Monday, October 26, 2026
The Six Minute War: Reagan, Russia, and the Race to Automate Armageddon By Michael Dobbs
Battle for the Ballot Box
How decades of legal attacks and court decisions have undermined the crown jewel of the civil rights movement
By Brandon Tensley Thursday, October 8, 2026
An American Problem: How the Country Built—and the Supreme Court Broke—the Voting Rights Act by Michael G. Miller and Kevin T. Morris
Shooting for the Camera
A portrait of the 20th century’s most infamous assassin
By Anne Matthews Monday, September 28, 2026
Chief Misunderstanding
A speculative, sputtering study of leadership
By Elizabeth D. Samet Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Our Energetic World
Life is not an accident but an inevitable result of physical laws
By Rebecca Boyle Tuesday, September 8, 2026
The Co-Creation: How Earth Made Life and Life Made Earth By Olivia Judson
Finding Marty
Zooming in on a storied director
By Michael O'Donnell Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Just a Shot Away: Martin Scorsese’s Life in Film By Mark Binelli
Dramatic Paws
On the trail of the elusive big cat of the Himalaya
By David Gessner Tuesday, September 8, 2026
The Ghost of the Mountains: Unraveling the Secrets of the Snow Leopard By Kulbhushansingh Suryawanshi
Translating the Past
Modern wit meets age-old wisdom
By Rachel Hadas Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Crossing the Wine-Dark Sea: Journeys Through Ancient Literature By Emily Wilson
Sound Barrier
How Marian Anderson made and managed history
By Matthew Guerrieri Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Voice of a Century: The Life and Artistry of Marian Anderson By Anthony Tommasini
Order Amid Chaos
A poet-scientist considers the imponderables of existence
By Sam Kean Monday, February 15, 2021
Probable Impossibilities: Musings on Beginnings and Endings by Alan Lightman
Cultural or Criminal?
How to explain Texas’s hunger for executions
By Lincoln Caplan Monday, February 8, 2021
Let the Lord Sort Them: The Rise and Fall of the Death Penalty by Maurice Chammah
Family Secrets
A writer’s personal quest to expose a mass murderer who escaped punishment
By Charles Trueheart Monday, February 1, 2021
The Ratline: The Exalted Life and Mysterious Death of a Nazi Fugitive by Philippe Sands
Outbreaks and Outcomes
Plagues thrive on more than just pathogens
By Graeme Wood Monday, December 21, 2020
Fevers, Feuds, and Diamonds: Ebola and the Ravages of Historyby Paul Farmer
Figuring Out Our Fourth Estate
Can democracy survive in the absence of agreed-upon facts?
By Scott Stossel Thursday, December 10, 2020
An Aristocracy of Critics: Luce, Hutchins, Niebuhr, and the Committee That Redefined Freedom of the Pressby Stephen Bates
Earning Our Daily Bread
Did early humans really have it easier than we do?
By Ellen Ruppel Shell Monday, December 7, 2020
Work: A Deep History, From the Stone Age to the Age of Robotsby James Suzman
Native Wisdom
A celebration of the rich spiritual imagination of tribal peoples
By Donald Worster Monday, December 7, 2020
Earth Keeper: Reflections on the American Landby N. Scott Momaday
Power to the People
Looking back on a decade of revolutionary change
By Jason Sokol Monday, December 7, 2020
The Movement: The African American Struggle for Civil Rightsby Thomas C. Holt
Redefining Women’s Work
The relief of suffering was one means to a great end
By Danielle Ofri Monday, December 7, 2020
The Doctors Blackwell: How Two Pioneering Sisters Brought Medicine to Women—and Women to Medicineby Janice P. Nimura
Market Morality
The divine underpinnings of Western prosperity
By Michael Shermer Monday, December 7, 2020
Religion and the Rise of Capitalismby Benjamin M. Friedman
