Hilary Mantel Takes Thomas Cromwell Down
As the author’s remarkable trilogy ends, her epic hero’s self-mastery is newly in doubt.
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The Art of Second Chances
In Emily St. John Mandel’s disaster-steeped fiction, a derailed life can take multiple forms.
Abraham Lincoln’s Radical Moderation
What the president understood that the zealous Republican reformers in Congress didn’t
Three Authentic Writers Have Occupied the Oval Office
On the literary merits of presidential writing
The Supreme Court’s Enduring Bias
Over the past half century, siding with the powerful against the vulnerable has been the rule in almost every area of the law.
Such a Fun Age Satirizes the White Pursuit of Wokeness
Kiley Reid’s debut novel is a funny, fast-paced, empathetic examination of privilege in America.
The Woman Who Made Modern Journalism
Ida Tarbell championed reportorial methods and investigative goals that are as potent today as ever.
Inside Tech’s Fever Dream
Drawn into the tech world, a 20-something wonders why she—and the rest of us—didn’t wise up to the grandiose myopia sooner.
Diving Into Pop Music’s Hidden Depths
A new book, from the hosts of the Switched on Pop podcast, approaches the genre with laserlike focus and palpable enthusiasm.
Cool It, Krugman
The self-sabotaging rage of the New York Times columnist