Bylines

Daniel Immerwahr

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The Long Roots of Endless War

A new history shows how the glut of US military bases abroad has led to a constant state of military conflict.
A graphic featuring a plane dropping particles upon crouching people and a man looking into a microscope.

The Great Germ War Cover-Up

When Nicholson Baker searched for the truth about biological weapons, he found a fog of redaction.
Pictures of people in collage form.

The Center Does Not Hold

Jill Lepore’s awkward embrace of the nation.
1890 painting of Pearl Harbor

Pearl Harbor Was Not the Worst Thing to Happen to the U.S. on December 7, 1941

On the erasure of American "territories" from US history.
Aerial view of a fortress in Puerto Rico.

Telling the History of the U.S. Through Its Territories

“How to Hide an Empire,” explores America far beyond the borders of the Lower 48.

The Lethal Crescent

The 45 years of peace between the Cold War superpowers were 45 years of killing for much of the rest of the world.

We’re the Good Guys, Right?

Marvel's heroes are back again, but with little of the subversive aura that once surrounded them.
Neil Armstrong and the American flag on the moon.

Twilight of Empire

Why the 1969 moon landing signaled the end of the massive American empire of the 20th century.