In Memoriam: Richard Clark Sterne, Historian of ‘The Nation’ In Memoriam: Richard Clark Sterne, Historian of ‘The Nation’
An avid "Nation "reader since boyhood, Sterne, who died at 91, wrote an early account of the magazine.
Jul 31, 2018 / Richard Kreitner
Resistance by Refusal: You’re Never Too Legit to Quit Resistance by Refusal: You’re Never Too Legit to Quit
In an interview, Jennet Kirkpatrick, the author of "The Virtues of Exit", makes the case for giving up.
Jan 2, 2018 / Richard Kreitner
Letters From the January 15-22, 2018, Issue Letters From the January 15-22, 2018, Issue
The long con…
Dec 28, 2017 / Our Readers and Richard Kreitner
A New York Constitutional Convention Would Be Good for Democracy A New York Constitutional Convention Would Be Good for Democracy
The case for a constitutional convention in New York State.
Nov 3, 2017 / Richard Kreitner
The US Constitution Is Over 2 Centuries Old and Showing Its Age The US Constitution Is Over 2 Centuries Old and Showing Its Age
To fix our broken system, we need a new constitutional convention.
Nov 2, 2017 / Feature / Richard Kreitner
‘We Have Not a Government’: The US Before the Constitution ‘We Have Not a Government’: The US Before the Constitution
An interview with George William Van Cleve, author of a new book about a period of crisis that offers tools for thinking about our own.
Oct 23, 2017 / Richard Kreitner
‘The America and the World of Our Dreams—How Far Away They Seem on This Memorial Day!’ ‘The America and the World of Our Dreams—How Far Away They Seem on This Memorial Day!’
Ninety-nine years ago, an editorial in the magazine pleaded for “a world freed from the burden of mutual national distrust and hatred and deceit.”
May 29, 2017 / Column / Richard Kreitner
Empire, Conquest, and the War America Forgot Empire, Conquest, and the War America Forgot
The historian William Hogeland talks about the first war the United States ever fought and the “problematic and thorny and painful” questions his new book raises.
May 15, 2017 / Richard Kreitner
‘Trump Is Just Tearing Off the Mask’: An Interview with Eric Foner ‘Trump Is Just Tearing Off the Mask’: An Interview with Eric Foner
The esteemed American historian talks about his new book, the politics of history, and the meaning of “a usable past.”
Apr 18, 2017 / Feature / Richard Kreitner
Forget the Musical—Alexander Hamilton’s Real Legacy Is the Poverty-Stricken City He Founded Forget the Musical—Alexander Hamilton’s Real Legacy Is the Poverty-Stricken City He Founded
So why are the leaders of Paterson, NJ, so eager to capitalize on his memory?
Feb 21, 2017 / Feature / Richard Kreitner