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In 1850, Moderates in Congress Stressed Comity—and Brought on the Civil War
Stephen E. Maizlish's new book discusses a time much like our own, when radicals in Congress hurled insults while moderates bemoaned a lack of civility.
Childhood Poverty Is Linked to Poorer Cognitive Skills in Old Age
Cognitively speaking, there may be no way to recover from a disadvantaged childhood.
Has Hurricane Florence Destroyed Records of America’s Slave Trade?
Historical archives housed in universities, courthouses, and local libraries are at heightened risk from flooding and mold.
Emily Jungmin Yoon Explores Trauma Across Borders and Generations
Yoon's debut poetry collection draws together contemporary political critique with tales of the comfort women conscripted into sexual slavery during World War II.
The Third Reich’s Supporters in the United States
A nervous storm cloud of historical might-have-beens—a fitting companion to our age of diffuse paranoia.
PS Picks: John Carey’s ‘The Intellectuals and the Masses’
PS Picks is a selection of the best things that the magazine's staff and contributors are reading, watching, or otherwise paying attention to in the worlds of art, politics, and culture.
‘An Optimistic Book About Disaster’: Chatting With Mary Robinette Kowal
The author (and puppeteer) discusses climate change, discrimination, and how to write science fiction with a happy ending.
Racism and School Closings on Chicago’s South Side
Sociologist Eve Ewing analyzes the closings from multiple angles.
The Hazards Beneath Us
A new book explores how, for decades, businesses of all sizes have been burying hazardous waste all over cities.