Dictators

In a new essay collection, historian Richard J. Evans argues against the popular conception.

• By Noah Berlatsky

What you need to know about Words Will Break Cement, The Tyranny of Experts, and You Are Here: From the Compass to GPS, the History and Future of How We Find Ourselves.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

New genetic analysis suggests that a deranged Romanian dictator, who relished bear hunting, flew them there.

• By Ryan Jacobs

The fancy clothes and charitable works aren't incidental: The dictator’s spouse is an important part of maintaining power.

• By Daniel Luzer