Salvos

1 6 They Made a Movie Out of It

The decline of nonfiction in the IP era James Pogue

88 Staring at Hell

The aesthetics of architecture in a ruined world Kate Wagner

54 Back to the Land

Wendell Berry in the path of modernity George Scialabba

112 Toward a More Perfect Union

A case for compulsory voting in the age of Trump Thomas Geoghegan

62 Afternoon of the Pawnbrokers

Home again in post-crash, subprime Indiana Jonathon Sturgeon

124 On the Waterfronts

Flood buyouts and the economics of climate catastrophe Jake Bittle

72 Bachelor Nation

Coping with the reality TV version of reality M.H. Miller

American Slag Heap

28 Smoke from Underground

A coal town at the end of history Emily Harnett

38 Montana’s Money Pit

A shining city on a hill, with Superfund site Michael Malloy

B A F F L E R

Outbursts

6 Networked Up

Criss-crossing America, alone and interconnected Evan Malmgren

104 The Fox News Theory of Art

Dumbing down the culture wars with Hannity & Co. Rachel Wetzler