It’s 2025, and the debate over whether “Die Hard” is a Christmas movie is pretty stale. But what about any of the freaky ...
Inequality, not oppression, shapes South Africa’s racial and economic divides.Transformation aims to repair apartheid’s ...
An interview with the book’s author Michael Lentz and its translator, Max Lawton, about the German cult novel Schattenfroh, a ...
Franz Kafka's enduring quote challenges societal norms and encourages moral integrity over conformity. His writings, often ...

False echoes of Weimar

It is disappointing to see historian Volker Ullrich put his subject area expertise in service of current political exigency.
M. Gessen is an Opinion columnist for The Times. They won a George Polk award for opinion writing in 2024. They are the ...
George Orwell, a literary giant, remains influential for his moral clarity and simple yet profound storytelling. His novels, ...
General Augusto Pinochet, the strongman who imposed a reign of terror on Chile from 1973 to 1990, must be smiling in his ...
One of my all-time favorite clips of Rob Reiner, from his Friars Club Roast in 2000, as he reads aloud Roger Ebert's infamous ...
Democrat Tom Harkin greets those at a Sept. 23, 2018, political event in Iowa City. Harkin, who represented Iowa for ...
To confront Trump’s fascism in 2026 we will need significant resources. So, we have an ambitious goal — to raise $225,000 by ...
Politicians push government IDs. In a TSA announcement, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem sternly warns, “You will need a REAL ID to travel by air or visit federal buildings.” European ...