April 2011
Cloak and Dagger Politics
A new book argues that western spies shaped the modern Middle East.
Michael BellThe Problem with Neutrality
It’s wrong to be even-handed when children’s lives are at stake
Charles BlattbergOfficial Blackmail
One Kurdish refugee’s story shows the dark side of our security apparatus.
Kerry PitherWhat Causes Social Inequality?
From Scandinavia to the Anglosphere, it may come down to choice.
Lars OsbergNo One’s Best Friend
A Canadian expert examines the devastation diamonds have wrought in four African countries.
Blake LambertThe Young, the Old, the Now and the Gone
The generation gap yawns in two new story collections.
Joel DeshayeA Life Worth Living
A wise, inventive—and refreshingly graphic—meditation on how to be an artist
Esi EdugyanPassionate Darwinism
A Quebec science writer travels back 3.5 billion years from his porch.
Kathryn O'HaraChildren As “Weapon Systems”
A general dedicates his life to ending the use of child soldiers worldwide
W. Andy KnightThe Frozen Bodies of Edward S. Curtis
A new collaborative play and photographic series tackle the representation of aboriginal peoples and the legacy of colonialism
Wanda Nanibush