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Continent in Crisis
After Union, the Deluge
John Lloyd
In a searing new book, Ian Kearns reckons with the European Union’s many failures—and offers a disturbing prediction of its collapse.
Published: Aug 13, 2018
Contagions and Control
Plucking Out the Heart
Bradford Tuckfield
Damon Centola’s new book offers real insights into how ideas and behaviors can spread—but its implications for social control are ominous.
Published: Aug 03, 2018
Children or Job Seekers?
The Debate over Underage Migration
David Stoll
Three recent books delve into the tough issues posed by underage migrants—and illuminate their oft-misunderstood reasons for coming here.
Published: Aug 02, 2018
Yellow Journalism
Only a Pawn in Their Game
Liel Leibovitz
Seymour Hersh’s memoir reveals not a fearless reporter but a useful idiot: a man who spent a lifetime channeling faulty intelligence in a game of intrigue he did not understand.
Published: Jul 24, 2018
At the Movies
The Bad Faith of First Reformed
Alexi Sargeant
For all its arthouse pretensions, Paul Schrader’s latest provides a clichéd Hollywood treatment of faith: all doubt and agony, no joy or grace.
Published: Jul 20, 2018
Life of the Mind
To Think or Not to Think?
Mike St. Thomas
Alan Jacobs’s latest book is a guide for thinking seriously in an age of distraction—but it falls prey to the very kind of habits which he aims to counter.
Published: Jul 17, 2018
Russia Today
The Hot Peace We Have
George Walden
Though it has its blindspots, Mike McFaul’s memoir of his time as Obama’s main Russia hand is an enlightening and important read—especially with Trump now at the wheel.
Published: Jul 16, 2018
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