THE NEW YORK REVIEW OF BOOKS

JANUARY 30. 2026

Fifteen Below Zero

Driving to St. Paul from the airport you pass under Fort Snelling, an enormous limestone structure from the early nineteenth century. In November 1862,

JANUARY 29. 2026

The Crime of Witness

Renée Good and Alex Pretti were murdered for daring to interfere with the Trump administration’s efforts to normalize abductions and state violence.

JANUARY 25. 2026

Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams

In 1945, as the spring air of the Japanese countryside poured in through the unfinished roof of their house, twelve-year-old Yoko Ono and her little

JANUARY 24. 2026

The Politics of Raw Power

On Wednesday a group of Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis pinned a man to the ground and, while he was immobilized, blasted pepper spray into his face

JANUARY 22. 2026

Darfur’s Endless War

As paramilitaries tear through their already devastated province, self-defense fighters in North Darfur have taken up arms to defend their homes.

Is the Constitution ‘Dead, Dead, Dead’?

The difficulty of amending the Constitution does not mean that it is a flawed and outdated relic of a distant past.

Two Odes by Ricardo Reis

42/I Seated securely on the solid pillar Of the verses in which I remain, I have no fear of the endless future influx Of times and

Whose Hemisphere?

The US capture of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro reinforces the Trump administration’s capacity to invent any pretext to justify the use of armed force.

All That Glitters

The science of gemstones has always been intertwined with their value as luxury items.

Trump’s Attack on Philanthropy

Universities, law firms, and news media have already been targeted by the administration. As the Justice Department pushes to investigate the Open Society Foundations, it seems that philanthropies that support critical voices may be next.

Epic Ambitions

A new life of Gertrude Stein treats her as a philosopher of language to trust, not explain—and gathers force from archival discoveries and intriguing plots of her reception and reputation.

Wars of Religion

It is a problem of organization, angelsIn their syndicates look down, elitesHave always looked down on us, she said, But if everyone refuses to

Bang the Drumstick Slowly

About 26 billion chickens occupy Earth, but apart from the lucky ones in backyards, most are condemned to the hellscape that is industrial farming.

Bangladesh’s Stalled Student Revolution

The young radicals who ousted the country’s authoritarian prime minister have so far failed to implement the democratic reforms they promised. Will elections in February correct their course?