Who We Are

Jill Lepore has Schlesinger-like aspirations, albeit updated for the twenty-first century.

By Meg Jacobs

Fall 2019, No. 54 – 14 MIN READ

Feet of Clay

George Packer’s Richard Holbrooke is both daring and brilliant— and self-aggrandizing and cynical.

By Hussein Ibish

Fall 2019, No. 54 – 14 MIN READ

The Paradoxes of Democracy

Why seemingly unassailable values are all fraught with tensions—and why those seeking change need to wrestle with them.

By Zephyr Teachout

Fall 2019, No. 54 – 13 MIN READ

Socialism's Comeback

Liberals should be glad that the left's renewal is taking place under the banner of democratic socialism rather than another variant.

By Patrick Iber

Summer 2019, No. 53 – 14 MIN READ