Nation Topics - Benjamin Franklin | The Nation

Unless and until progressives change the mind sets of the tens of millions of people who believe right-wing mythology, future elections will have disappointing results for progressives regardless of who is in the White House.

Is the cultural commons a viable alternative to the copyright regime, or does it risk turning culture into a consumerist slum?

Jack Rakove's Revolutionaries shows the founders as real people in motion instead of as Olympian gods.

An essential instrument of democracy, the Postal Service should be reimagined--not shrunk.

How the "Lively Arts" became "The Media."

An anthology of true crime writing appeals to the culture vulture--and the plain old vulture--in us.

A John Adams portrait seen through the sympathetic lens of HBO is more than the historical figure ever hoped for.

Can the wall between church and state balance the principles of neutrality and accomodation?

Are virtual-world video games just another plaything or a new frontier with vast potential to upend social norms?

The Bloodless Revolution explores four centuries of arguments for vegetarianism, from good health to fascist politics.