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History Politics

The Last Humanist: How Paul Gilroy Became the Most Vital Guide to Our Age of Crisis

A profile of England’s pre-eminent scholar of race, culture, and nationalism.

Yohann Koshy Guardian Aug 2021 30min Permalink

The Most Hated Man at the Naval Academy

Bruce Fleming is known for being a chauvinistic, egoistic loudmouth–but firing him has been a lot harder than the Pentagon thought.

Benjamin Wofford Washingtonian Apr 2020 Permalink

Best Article

The Accusation

It began with a series of anonymous sexual-harassment complaints that the writer knew were false. But the truth was far stranger.

Sarah Viren New York Times Magazine Mar 2020 35min Permalink

Best Article Crime

The Most Gullible Man in Cambridge

He was a Harvard Law professor who taught a class on judgment, which made him an unlikely target for an elaborate paternity scheme that nearly cost him his house and family.

Kera Bolonik New York Jul 2019 30min Permalink

The Professor Who Came To Stay—and Wouldn't Leave

When Elizabeth Abel returned to the Bay Area home she had rented to a fellow professor on SabbaticalHomes.com, he refused to leave or pay the back rent he owed. She moved in across the street and enlisted her famous academic colleagues to help her get back the house she had raised her children in.

Ian Gordon Mother Jones Dec 2016 10min Permalink

World

Once a Bucknell Professor, Now the Commander of an Ethiopian Rebel Army

Why Berhanu Nega traded a tenured position in Pennsylvania for the chance to move to a rustic Eritrean bungalow and lead a revolutionary force against an oppressive regime.

Joshua Hammer New York Times Magazine Aug 2016 20min Permalink