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The political philosopher Lea Ypi discusses four books about the inviolable quality of dignity.

A murder in Canada and an attempted one in New York suggest a transnational campaign of violence that has imperilled Indian diplomacy with the West.

Reviews of notable new fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.

A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings.

Can you make a longer word with each new letter?

Paul Collier spent decades studying the poorest countries on earth. Now he advises struggling towns in the place where he grew up.

At the beginning of the twentieth century, the country's literature was widely considered provincial. Then Malcolm Cowley set about championing writers like Kerouac and Faulkner as uniquely American.

Horse's meal container: seven letters.

Our columnist on digital culture suggests technology--or anti-technology technology--to give this holiday season.

From the daily newsletter: Solvej Balle's novels illustrate the potential for richness within even the strictest constraints.