Texas a lot more progressive than we think: Scientology critic
The New Yorker writer asserts Texas’ low voter turnout makes the state seem redder than it actually is
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Kim Thúy on how ’refugee literature’ differs from immigrant literature
The Governor General’s Award–winning author of the novels ’Ru’, ’Mãn’ and now ’Vi’ is still unpacking her own experience: ’In a refugee camp, you live outside of time.’
The winner of Canada Reads says Japanese internment haunts us still
Mark Sakamoto says his grandparents’ forgiveness of the wrongs done to them in the Second World War helped him overcome the struggles in his own life
David Corn: Why Russian interference is a bigger deal than Watergate
A Q&A with the co-author of ’Russian Roulette’ on why he thinks Russians disrupted the 2016 U.S. presidential election—and what could happen next
Why did teenage Somali-Norwegian sisters flee to Syria to join ISIS?
The author who investigated the story learned the girls’ father was lying, and was threatened by a Norwegian tabloid
Meg Wolitzer writes ’The Female Persuasion’ for the #MeToo era
In an interview, novelist Wolitzer is upbeat about the number of women in U.S. politics—and female writers winning big awards
How one woman challenged Canada’s macho rock-climbing world
Jan Redford’s memoir about rock-climbing, family life and feminism is right on time for the age of #MeToo
Inside the fight to understand the science of male violence
Author Daemon Fairless argues that eliminating violent impulses in boys and men isn’t a simple matter of training
How the Pope became so mighty
A former priest argues that the loss of worldly power has increased the papacy’s spiritual power
Tom Rachman’s latest novel asks: can a great artist be a good father?
The author of The Imperfectionists on making his characters lovably unlikeable: ’Great literature is full of difficult but compelling characters’