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In an environment thick with conspiracy, we thrill to stories of truth versus evil. But at what cost?

A new book about the medieval holy wars exposes a crisis in the field of history.

Jared Diamond struggles to understand a connected world.

Andrew Johnson’s opponents discovered the difficulties of removing a president.

It could help improve public health and reduce climate change. But questions remain about the highly processed food—and some producers' coziness with the "real meat" industry.

A novelist reckons with the disappearance of his country.

Why the HBO show’s visions of chaos and order endure

The New York Times columnist's new book, “The Second Mountain,” is a fount of easily won wisdom.

Olivia Wilde’s directorial debut is a success—if you take it on its own terms.

Would the world be a better place if we raised children collectively?

In its pursuit of the zeitgeist, the Hulu show forgot about storytelling.

The new HBO series raises the specter of an uninhabitable continent.

Expertise matters. But lane-policing is counterproductive.

How a starchitect’s dramatic design for LACMA was hacked to bits

Why is U.S. foreign policy dominated by an unelected, often reckless cohort of “the best and the brightest”?

For too long, I knew only part of the story of the riots of 1969.

Nelson Algren infused his best writing with passionate political conviction.