You Can’t Kill a Man Because of the Books He Reads

Why a 1930s Black activist could’ve gotten the chair.

Lawless Republic

By Josiah Osgood

Lawless Republic

What the legendary orator/striver can teach us yet today.

Black Dahlia: Murder, Monsters, and Madness in Midcentury Hollywood

A stellar recounting of the grisly, 80-year-old cold case.

Strikingly Similar: Plagiarism and Appropriation from Chaucer to Chatbots

A profoundly dull examination of an otherwise compelling topic.

American Reich: A Murder in Orange County, Neo-Nazis, and a New Age of Hate

A sobering account of vitriol’s descent into violence.

The Secret History of the Rape Kit

Why did trailblazer Marty Goddard get no credit for her own invention?

Land Power

By Michael Albertus

Land Power

The hazards of laying claim to the ground beneath our feet.