The Cost of Loyalty: Dishonesty, Hubris, and Failure in the U.S. Military

This problematic look at America's fighting forces feels like a list of personal grievances.

The Company They Keep

By Neal Devins and Lawrence Baum

The Company They Keep

When did justices become ideologues?

Afghanistan

By Jonathan L. Lee

Afghanistan

The conflict-torn country has long known bloodshed and terror.

The Boston Massacre: A Family History

By mining archival records, the author brings the human side of the long-ago tragedy to life.

The Age of Entitlement: America Since the Sixties

Solid writing and research aside, this jeremiad about our changing national landscape reveals the author’s bitterness.

Race Against Time: A Reporter Reopens the Unsolved Murder Cases of the Civil Rights Era

A difficult and necessary look at the quest for justice in Mississippi.

The Most Dangerous Branch

By David A. Kaplan

The Most Dangerous Branch

The author presents a compelling case behind the court’s transformation, but he could have rested a lot sooner.

Big Week

By James Holland

Big Week

Recalling the Allies' quest to own the skies.