Nate Jones

The 2008 election sparked an outburst of brightness and positivity across pop culture. Now hindsight — and cringe — is setting in.

Dozens of newly declassified documents show foreign service staff raising serious concerns about a range of U.S. policies abroad.

In 1983, the U.S. simulated a nuclear war with Russia—and narrowly avoided starting a real one. We might not be so lucky next time.