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What the American Revolution Owes the Rest of the World

Historian Richard Bell’s new book traces a global upheaval stretching from Philadelphia and London to Freetown and Madras.

First lady Melania Trump seated in front of a window

Beneath the Stifling Boredom of Melania

Watching the most expensive documentary ever made while the American experiment falls to pieces.

Lessons from China’s Delicate Dance of Censorship and Expression

Illustration of a smartphone displaying Chinese characters and a protest scene, partially blacked out to symbolize censorship in China and Hong Kong.

Lessons from China’s Delicate Dance of Censorship and Expression

Books & the Arts

Images from the central characters from season 2 of The Night Manager juxtaposed in a photo illustration with characters from season one

The New Night Manager Is Missing That Le Carré Magic

The spy show starring Tom Hiddleston is back. But now it feels like Slow Horses.

ARTWORK BY LUZENE HILL, RETRACING THE TRACE (2015)

The Perplexing Twist in Jen Percy’s Girls Play Dead

An intimate inquiry into the effects of rape has a questionable twist.