Salvador Allende and ‘The Battle of Chile’
‘The Battle of Chile’ is one of the greatest records of a revolutionary political moment ever filmed
On Obama’s second big Middle East speech
There has been a revolution in the Arab world but, thus far, no revolution in American thinking
Talking with Lila Azam Zanganeh about Nabokov and happiness
Finding a kindred spirit on the rich cultural heritage lost to exile
Osama bin Laden killed after 3,519 days of freedom
Osama bin Laden is dead but it is the Egyptian and Tunisian revolutions that are killing Al Qaeda
Another dinosaur nears the end, this time in Yemen
Yemen is a hard place to govern but Ali Abdullah Saleh has done a poor job of it all the same
Reading the Times on the architectural symbolism of Cairo
Much right and a few key things wrong about Tahrir Square in Cairo, the center of the revolution
Little Red Book by Mao Tse-tung, second edition, 1967
The rare second edition of Mao’s famous book, with a foreword by Lin Biao before he fell from grace
The truth about the Egyptian military
In the revolution, Egyptian reverence for the military shamed them into not opening fire. Now what happens?
How can early-20th century Russia be in color?
The early color photography that changes our view not just of the world but of time
Libya and the end of the neo-colonial argument
Libyans have asked the international community for help; there’s no colonial aggression in doing it
What is in Gaddafi’s Green Book, Part One
In his infamous Green Book, Gaddafi offers his unorthodox solutions to the problem of democracy
What is in Gaddafi’s Green Book, Part Two
In his infamous Green Book, Gaddafi offers his unorthodox solutions on socialism and society
Reading the New Yorker on Islam and economic growth
The middle class everywhere competes on skills; in Egypt connections matter most. That’s the problem
The scene in liberated Benghazi in eastern Libya
The first detailed images out of Libya show thousands in Benghazi celebrating Gaddafi’s demise
Look in his glasses: Gaddafi speaks to no one
Gaddafi speaks but you can see the reflection in his sunglasses: he has no audience.
The surreal experience of visiting Libya
With a Libyan human rights activist, racing through the Tripoli medina alleys to avoid eavesdroppers
From Egypt with love
If you’ve spent time in Egypt, the human warmth of this video will be familiar; if you haven’t, go
The Muslim Brotherhood had a monopoly. Can they compete?
Mubarak gave the Muslim Brotherhood an unnatural monopoly on opposition. Can they compete?
Triumph at last in Midan at-Tahrir
These 18 days of protests constitute the most beautiful political act I have ever witnessed