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
Idle Hands Are the Dreamer’s Tools
Why lolling about is a worthwhile pursuit
By Charlotte Salley Monday, April 16, 2018
Shadow Warriors
After 9/11, what happened when the gloves came off?
By Karen J. Greenberg Monday, March 5, 2018
Directorate Sby Steve Coll
Where the Sun Never Set
A new, multilayered history of the British Empire
By Paul Kennedy Monday, March 5, 2018
Victorious Century: The United Kingdom, 1800–1906by David Cannadine
Literary Life on the Rocks
A writer’s own ordeal highlights the banal sameness of addiction
By Domenica Ruta Monday, March 5, 2018
The Recovering: Intoxication and Its Aftermathby Leslie Jamison
A Planet in Peril
Can humanity engineer its way out of trouble?
By David Gessner Monday, March 5, 2018
The Wizard and the Prophetby Charles C. Mann
A Window on Europe
How a tsar turned a fetid bog into an imperial capital
By Gary Saul Morson Monday, March 5, 2018
St. Petersburg: Madness, Murder, and Art on the Banks of the Nevaby Jonathan Miles
A Fallen Angel of Mercy
Did her good works expiate the sins of her dark past?
By Michela Wrong Monday, March 5, 2018
In Full Flight: A Story of Africa and Atonementby John Heminway
Foes of Judgment
Numbers don’t always reveal the true nature of things
By Gary Saul Morson Wednesday, February 28, 2018
The Tyranny of Metricsby Jerry Z. Muller
An Even Greater Beyond
Will technology bring us eternal life?
By Sam Kean Thursday, February 22, 2018
Heavens on Earthby Michael Shermer
Why We Need Art
Can evolutionary biology explain the human impulse to create?
By Natalie Angier Monday, December 4, 2017
The Origins of Creativityby Edward O. Wilson
