Civil War
Was Jan. 6 the beginning of the end for America?
A new book imagines what the next American civil war will look like, beginning with the 2021 Capitol riots
The horrors and benefits of human conflict
Renowned historian Margaret MacMillan explores war’s significance and legacy—and what she’s worried about right now
Understanding Iraq’s real tragedy
The nation is suffering a crisis of identity so fundamental that recovering from it will be more daunting than defeating ISIS
A slow boat to Misrata
Rebels leave Benghazi to help their comrades in the besieged city
Hillary’s loss was Mama Grizzlies’ gain
Plus, the birth of forensic science, Portia de Rossi’s eating disorders and a New Yorker writer’s new novel
Pawns in a fatal game
Pakistan’s people are trapped between their own leaders and radicals in a bloody civil war
On the front line in Pakistan
Foreign correspondent Adnan Khan on stability in Pakistan, Western misconceptions, and the challenges of covering a civil war
It’s a party. Break out the tear gas.
While the capital celebrated, riots broke out in southern Yemen
Recession tonic: Scarlett O’Hara
With her steely optimism, the ‘Gone with the Wind’ heroine is a perfect tough-times model