Rebecca Solnit: “The United States is being murdered, and it’s an inside job.

Why Japan Has Such Good Railways. “Their system excels because of good public policy: business structure, land use rules, driving rules, superior models for privatization, and sound regulation.” Other countries can follow their lead.

Hungarian Opposition Ousts Viktor Orbán After 16 Years in Power.

Interviews with five novelists (Jesmyn Ward, Joyce Carol Oates, Jhumpa Lahiri, Ottessa Moshfegh, Margaret Atwood) on writing something true with fiction.