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The Invention of a Master Terrorist

Jacob Silverman

August 29, 2018

The intelligence community has been vocal in celebrating Ibrahim al-Asiri's demise.

The John McCain Phenomenon

Patrick Blanchfield

August 27, 2018

John McCain, the POW hero turned political icon, reached the apogee of his influence in a nation grown inured to constant war.

That Thing They Have

Seth Hettena

August 23, 2018

What we are witnessing is a classic FBI investigation that is slowly, steadily dismantling a criminal organization.

Which Side Are They On?

David A. Banks

August 21, 2018

If organizing across collars is going to work, it will need to overcome a deeper, more fundamental rift . . .

Fresh Hell

The Baffler

August 17, 2018

Peek Inside This Adorable Bohemian Tiny House with No Natural Light

The Serve-Us Industry

Olivia Rutigliano

August 16, 2018

The gig economy tries to coddle the customer and render the worker invisible.

Socialism or Barbarism?

The Nostalgia Trap

August 15, 2018

THE NOSTALGIA TRAP PODCAST, hosted by David Parsons and produced by Peter Sabatino, features weekly conversations about history and politics with some of the left’s most incisive thinkers, writers, and extremely online personalities, exploring how individual lives intersect ...

Take This Job and Love It?

Amber A’Lee Frost

August 15, 2018

Stay focused on the light at the end of the tunnel, keep your head straight, and know that one day you'll be out of there.

Soundtrack to a Drug War

Matthew Ismael Ruiz

August 10, 2018

A DIY music scene in the Philippines sets itself against Rodrigo Duterte.

War is a Racket

The Nostalgia Trap

August 09, 2018

Nate Bethea is co-host of the podcast A Hell of a Way to Die.

The “Classical Liberal” Pivot

Luke Winkie

August 08, 2018

A new big tent for the clown show—from Paul Ryan to the YouTube right.

Operation Snowflake

Tom Whyman

August 07, 2018

Mysteries of the all-powerful—yet infinitely fragile—generational stereotype.