The conservative movement’s total abandonment of even the appearance of principles has been decades in the making.

A flack’s new memoir touts his work for dictators and tycoons. But that’s only part of today’s misinformation industry.

“Pursuits of Happiness” teaches the art of rereading and reexamining our own thoughts.

“Parade” turns the novel upside down.

From David Duke to John Gotti, the 1990s transformed the right and laid the groundwork for Trump.

J.D. Vance wrote the foreword to “Dawn’s Early Light.” The rest of the book outlines an even more troubling vision.

There’s little evidence slouching is unhealthy. So why do Americans believe so firmly in sitting up straight?

In 2024, the U.S. faces some of the same challenges in the region that it did in 1954.

Fury not only drives the embittered wife at the heart of “Liars,” it influences the novel’s very form.

The uncertain process of Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the 2024 race showed how little power parties wield.

A book of intimate interviews reveals how reluctant people are to speak about their true desires.

After news of Munro’s betrayal of her daughter, it’s hard not to see a preoccupation with guilt and secrets in her later work.

Barrett Brown wanted to use the internet to change the world. He ended up writing a remarkable memoir of his life in prison.

Lawrence Ingrassia lost his family members to cancer one by one. Why did it take so long for medicine to find the cause?

The president is currently surrounded by yes-men. How will they defend their actions in the event of the unthinkable?

The diaries changed Che Guevara’s image from toughened fighter to sensitive, less certain young man.

Norman Mailer’s generation learned to “write like men.” But their female contemporaries from Mary McCarthy to Diana Trilling pioneered a more enduring style.

“Blue Ruin” is a sharp novel about art, authenticity, success, and disaster.

From looted artifacts to rogue employees, a series of crises have beset some of the world’s most visited collections.

The case of Anna O. showed that psychoanalysis worked. Did Freud tamper with it?