The 20th century produced monuments to a false consensus—can the 21st century create a more representative commemorative sphere?

America should have more aggressively intervened almost a year ago.

Textbooks can be revised, but historic sites, monuments, and collections that memorialize ugly pasts aren’t so easily changed. Lessons from the struggle to update the Royal Museum for Central Africa, outside Brussels.

Plus: Meet the New Right

Universities are struggling to find balance between academic openness and the need for computer security across their networks.

The singer’s musical accompaniment for the new CGI remake neglects to include any artists from the region that inspired the film—a curious lapse in narrative fidelity.

New York’s Bill de Blasio seems irritated by the need to fight the coronavirus.