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During her confirmation hearing to become education secretary, Linda McMahon promised she would work to “send education back to the states.” Last week, McMahon’s department issued an ultimatum to ...

He began writing propaganda for the Chinese Army and, after reading the classics, became a fearless author. Perhaps that’s why he’s widely read outside his country, but hardly in China. A candidate ...

Kilmar Abrego Garcia is living the kind of mind-numbing, spirit-breaking, dehumanizing experience for which Franz Kafka’s ...

which comprises 15 dense books, with guidance on what order to read them in and what to expect from each instalment. While previous seasons of The Wheel of Time have faced backlash for straying ...

In 1524, hundreds of thousands of peasants across Germany took up arms against their social superiors. Peter Marshall investigates the causes and consequences of the German Peasants’ War, the largest ...

The essay collection “Silent Catastrophes” explores how we might navigate the end of empire and the rise of authoritarianism.

James Patterson is an American author that has been active since 1976 and is one of the most prolific authors in history, both quality, and quantity-wise. The brilliant author holds The New York Times ...

L.J. Smith, the acclaimed author best known for creating 'The Vampire Diaries' series, passed away at the age of 66 on March 8, 2025, after a prolonged illness. Her contributions to young adult ...

Franz Kafka Franz ... depictions of it in order to stay in touch with ourselves. Gregor Samsa, the protagonist of “The Metamorphosis,” is one such example. Kafka, who famously had issues ...