The trio of interests atop business, military, and government depicted in C. Wright Mills’s postwar critique is no longer united in setting the national agenda.

At the turn of the century, the expatriate novelist visited the U.S. for the first time in decades. He left feeling more estranged from his home country than ever.

“Money, Lies, and God” argues that the failed January 6 insurrection didn’t discourage those who want to dismantle the republic. If anything, it emboldened them—and next time, they may succeed.

The essay collection “Silent Catastrophes” explores how we might navigate the end of empire and the rise of authoritarianism.

A new history traces the development and influence of the global Wages for Housework movement from its founding to present day.

In “The Technological Republic,” the Palantir CEO exhorts Silicon Valley to embrace techno-militarism in the service of furthering American global supremacy.

Enslaved families were regularly separated​. A new history chronicles the tenacious efforts of the emancipated to be reunited​ with their loved ones.

For all of its faults and weaknesses, no serious competitor has emerged to capture people’s imagination or seriously challenge it.

Jon Savage’s “The Secret Public” traces the influence of queer artists on a hostile culture.

Five years since the pandemic began, the ravages it exposed persist.

Her new book tells the story of Black people through an exploration of the color blue.

Jonathan Haidt once heralded an “ultrasocial” world. Now he’s one of social media’s most prominent critics.

How scholars achieved some of the most consequential intelligence victories of the twentieth century

Efforts to stop the spread of infectious disease have always suffered from a cycle of panic and neglect. Vaccine skepticism in the new administration brings even greater challenges.

The new millennium promised a more peaceful, more stable, and more prosperous world. What happened?

If Strout was once a master at portraying quiet lives in a big way, she now relies on easy plays for emotional connection and tidy resolution.

The Cinta Larga people were sitting on a wealth of diamonds. They didn’t turn to mining until they saw devastation all around them.

A far from exhaustive guide to the books that our critics most admired in 2024

Ayşegül Savaş’s “The Wilderness” is part of a slew of little books on new motherhood and art—and their tensions.