“I’m working on a book about Arctic explorers, and that means swimming in a sea of sorrow.”
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Barack Obama, Andrea Pitzer, Hannah Dreier, Ismail Muhammad, Niela Orr, Hanif Abdurraqib, Danielle A. Jackson, and Cassie Owens, and Karolina Waclawiak.
Posted inEditor's Pick
My Midlife Crisis as a Russian Sailor
“For a book project about 16th-century polar explorer William Barents, Andrea Pitzer needed to reach the remote Arctic island where he and his men came to grief. She booked passage on an expeditionary boat out of Murmansk, then headed north on a trip marked by unforgettable scenery, unexpected loss, and wild magic that changed her […]
Posted inCurrent Events, Nonfiction, Story
Trump Revives a Shameful Tradition: Targeting a Minority Group with Crime Reports
The president’s executive orders and inflammatory rhetoric follow a predictable path.
Posted inCurrent Events, Story
The Bitter History of Law and Order in America
It has stifled suffrage, blamed immigrants for chaos, and suppressed civil rights. It’s also how Donald Trump views the entire world.
Posted inCurrent Events, Nonfiction
Trump Revives a Shameful Tradition: Targeting a Minority Group with Crime Reports
The president’s executive orders and inflammatory rhetoric follow a predictable path.
Posted inBlog Post, Nonfiction
What We Get Wrong about Hannah Arendt
The lessons we are drawing from her work may not be the one we most need to learn.
Posted inBlog Post, Nonfiction
What We Get Wrong about Hannah Arendt
The lessons we are drawing from her work may not be the one we most need to learn.
Posted inBlog Post
Will Jeff Sessions’ Testimony Delight Us Like James Comey’s Did?
Last time Sessions spoke in a public hearing, he lied. This time, the stakes are higher.
Posted inLongreads News
Longreads Just Turned 8 Years Old. Here’s What the Next Eight Years Look Like.
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