September 13, 2024
Samuel Moyn— Cold War liberalism was a catastrophe—for liberalism. When it first emerged, in the 1940s and 1950s with the Cold War itself, it defined the new situation of liberalism… READ MORE
September 6, 2024
Nic Cheeseman and Brian Klaas— The greatest political paradox of our time is this: there are more elections than ever before, and yet the world is becoming less democratic. Nowadays,… READ MORE
September 5, 2024
If you’re still thinking about the Roman Empire—we are too! We think you’ll love these titles on the history, philosophy, and politics of the Roman world.
August 26, 2024
Zizi Papacharissi— The 2024 US presidential elections cycle may be its shortest: 3 months. This may be a good thing. There is much about this presidential cycle that grants it… READ MORE
August 20, 2024
Thomas R. Martin— What is likely to be our fate as a divided democracy on fire with volcanically hostile political rhetoric and deadly attacks on one another? What should we… READ MORE
August 16, 2024
Helen Fry— Twenty-two-year-old Gabrielle Petit was formally recruited by an officer of the British Service in the summer of 1915 while crossing the Channel by boat to England.1 The Belgian had… READ MORE
August 14, 2024
Sten Rynning— It seems so long ago. In July 1990, at a London summit, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) heralded the beginning of a new age of cooperation and… READ MORE
August 12, 2024
Adrian Karatnycky— The heroism and resilience of the Ukrainian people in the face of Russia’s aggression has been on display for nearly two-and-a-half years now. Ukraine’s and Ukrainians fierce resistance to… READ MORE
August 6, 2024
Yuval Levavi— The Yale Babylonian Collection houses tens of thousands of cuneiform-inscribed artifacts of various sizes, genres, and lengths. It is a treasure trove of the earliest writing cultures, representing… READ MORE
July 23, 2024
Hassan Abbas— Throughout the history of the Muslim world, the way Islam has manifested and operated within various societies has taken many forms. Religious scholars and clergy have enjoyed positions… READ MORE
Moving Mountains in Nineteenth-Century France
