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Journal of Latin American Studies

Why Did Fidel Castro Infuriate the U.S. So Much?

Fidel Castro, the Cuban revolutionary and leader who dominated his small island nation's history for half a century, is dead at 90.

Editors' Picks

Arts & Culture

Book Club Made Me Gay

Book clubs and reading groups have long been important to marginalized communities.

Science & Technology

Can Anyone Own the Beach?

The perennial battle of beach access: who owns the beach front?

Arts & Culture

Denis Johnson

Denis Johnson, author of Jesus' Son and other award-winning books, speaks with Eric Elshtain on the role of religion in his work.

Arts & Culture

Migrants, Refugees, and Expats: How Humanity Comes in Waves

The language we use for people fleeing their home nations may define them as less than human.

Politics & History

The Forgotten Gender Nonconformists of the Old West

In the Old West, cross-dressing was sometimes a disguise for criminals on the lam. But, one historian argues, in many cases these “cross-dressers” were probably people who we would identify as transgender today.