Jonathan Rée

Jonathan Rée is the author of, most recently, I See a Voice: Deafness, Language and the Senses--A Philosophical History (Metropolitan).

The Strains of Inspiration

February 22, 2007

The Friendship describes how Wordsworth and Coleridge's fiercely uneven relationship affected their lives and work.

2006

In Her Mind's Eye

January 11, 2006

Hannah Arendt's The Origins of Totalitarianism is a political classic trapped in the era in which it was written.

The Treason of the Clerics

July 28, 2005

Foucault and the Iranian Revolution details the story of Foucault's induction into journalism as a political correspondent in Iran.

Bill Moyers Tells a Tale of Two Quagmires: Vietnam & Afghanistan | "Once again, the loudest case for enlarging the war is being made by those who will not have to fight it..."
John Nichols
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Palin as the Church Lady | Going Rogue book tour brings passive-aggressive rightwing Christianity to the fore.
Leslie Savan
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Slacker Friday | The "Second Amendment" sale; the raving paranoids of the right.
Eric Alterman

An Alternative to Escalation in Afghanistan | President Obama is expected to make a decision regarding his Afghanistan strategy after Thanksgiving.
Katrina vanden Heuvel
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Chongqing: Socialism in One City | China is managing the most important event in the world: the urbanization of half a billion people. Fast.
Robert Dreyfuss
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Toward Copenhagen | A guide to joining the movement against climate change.
Peter Rothberg
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