The Dial 5/1/24 The Dial 5/1/24

Editors’ Note

Issue 15: Pundits

Alejandro Chacoff (Tr. Jessica Sequeira) 4/30/24 Alejandro Chacoff (Tr. Jessica Sequeira) 4/30/24

César Aira’s Magic

How the eccentric Argentine author took over Latin American literature.

Christopher Clark 4/25/24 Christopher Clark 4/25/24

The rise of CNews and the making of France’s far-right media empire.

Yan Lianke 4/23/24 Yan Lianke 4/23/24

Beijing’s selective memory is a political strategy.

Jacob Kushner 4/16/24 Jacob Kushner 4/16/24

How a Pentecostal preacher in Kenya persuaded hundreds of worshipers to starve themselves — and their children — to death.

Lucas Barioulet & Wilson Fache (Tr. Katie Assef) 4/9/24 Lucas Barioulet & Wilson Fache (Tr. Katie Assef) 4/9/24

Israeli content creators have been invited to tour the sites of the October 7 attacks.

Lily Meyer 4/9/24 Lily Meyer 4/9/24

“Before the coup, Gabriel was in love; he had plans; he had friends.”

Adil Rashid 4/9/24 Adil Rashid 4/9/24

Mosques and shrines in India are at risk of being razed or overtaken by the growing nationalist movement.