Relying on Hollywood clichés, “Argentina, 1985” offers a pat, sentimentalized view of history.
Post-apartheid South Africa remains steeped in the “rainbow nation” ideals of reconciliation and forgiveness—but it has never truly reckoned with accountability.
An American classic offers fresh insights into China.
A new book argues that the Pentagon drives carbon emissions worldwide but ignores inconvenient realities.
The West will only restore its stability when civil servants are again devoted to the public rather than themselves.
William MacAskill’s “What We Owe the Future” was endorsed by Elon Musk and has fueled a movement, but is it all that revolutionary, really?
A new book investigates the death of veteran Mexican crime reporter Regina Martínez Pérez—with a surprising conclusion.
A new history explores an intense period of hope, reform, and death.
What happened to all those bestselling individual food histories?
Cookbooks remind us that countries are more than their politics.
A meticulous and groundbreaking book on immigration chronicles the history of upward mobility in the United States—but falls short as an argument against a more selective policy.
On Middle East politics, Jared Kushner is not the disruptor he says he is.
A new history of the United States’ war against the Islamic State.
The former U.S. president took control of a party that had already destroyed itself, several new books contend, and his malign influence will long survive him.
“Volt Rush” examines the price of a dirty green business—and China’s role.
Frans Timmermans returned from COP27 with his dreams dashed. Europe’s top climate negotiator says the global climate summit was a disappointment: The pledges made were simply not aggressiv...Show more
As Russia’s war in Ukraine continues into 2023, the weather will have an important impact. Ukrainians, of course, are more vulnerable than usual to power outages and energy shocks. But Rus...Show more
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely the most popular elected leader in the world. No other politician has won so many votes in history. Few other incumbent leaders around the world...Show more
Proposed citizenship reform offers a chance at redemption.
The Kremlin’s ability to wage war is already constrained, but the worst is yet to come.
Post-apartheid South Africa remains steeped in the “rainbow nation” ideals of reconciliation and forgiveness—but it has never truly reckoned with accountability.
An American classic offers fresh insights into China.
