Can we imagine a world where greed is not the main driver of events? If liberal democracy is to survive, we have to try.

Sane policymaking always grapples with trade-offs. Environmental policymaking should be no different.

Daniel Lee’s new book about his surprise discovery of an SS officer’s hidden files gives us a rare look into the lives of the countless bureaucratic enablers who kept the Nazi machine running.

Matthew Kroenig’s new book makes a strong, grounded case that democracies have clear strategic advantages over their autocratic rivals.

Catherin Belton’s new book lifts the veil on Russia’s decades-long influence operations in the United States and United Kingdom.

Being contrarian is easy. Sticking with it is the hard part, as Maria Golia’s new book on the jazz saxophonist shows.

A new documentary captures the steely genius and hard-earned faith of the great Southern Gothic writer.

This is the question that tormented Søren Kierkegaard, perhaps the first great philosopher to process our modern world—and it comes to life in Clare Carlisle’s unconventional new biography.

A new novel by Christopher Beha catalogues them one by one—and reminds us why human beings are worth writing about.

A biography of “the father of American policing” offers timely insights into his progressive, professional approach to policing, but fails to grapple with the darker side of his legacy.