Andy Fitch and Philip Gordon inspect the problems plaguing regime-change thinking in the Middle East, and Gordon's book "Losing the Long Game."
The Alternative to Regime Change: Talking to Philip Gordon
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To Everything, Turn, Turn, Turn
The Plaza in downtown Orange used to seem like a page from a conservative storybook. Not anymore.
55 Voices for Democracy: “The Smallest Refusals” by Karen Tongson
Karen Tongson acknowledges that no will come to tell us our democracy is threatened, for the Thomas Mann House series "55 Voices for Democracy."
An American Aid Worker in Pyongyang: Andray Abrahamian’s Being in North Korea
For this week's Korea Blog, Andrei Rogatchevski takes a look at Andray Abrahamian’s "Being in North Korea."
This Obligation to Lead the Next Generation: Talking to Senator Kirsten Gillibrand
Andy Fitch talks with Senator Kirsten Gillibrand about women activists of the past who empowered today's politics and Gillibrand’s book "Bold & Brave."
The Fog of Web
An Xiao Mina links trouble discerning news about wildfires with mixed messaging on COVID-19.
Banned Books Week 2020: Reckless Reader Recommendations
For Banned Books Week, a few of our Reckless Reader partner bookstores sent us their lists of recommended books to …
A More Nuanced, More Conditional Approach: Talking to Dafna Rand and Andrew Miller
Andy Fitch talks with Dafna Rand and Andrew Miller about not taking narrow approaches to conflict regions and the their book "Re-Engaging the Middle East."
Difficult Women: The Folly of the Reclaim Her Name Project
Brenna M. Casey dissects the difficulties of attempting to credit the real (or imagined) literary figures published under pen names.
The Woman Who Ran: The Cinematic-Romantic Collaboration of Hong Sangsoo and Kim Min-Hee Evolves
"The collision of the sexes in Hong's work has become more awkward and disembodied over time, and sex itself has dwindled to a conspicuous absence."
