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A book by the famous British historian was not published in Russia because the Moscow publisher discovered too many errors and misrepresentations—not, as Figes suggested, for political reasons.

In College, Andrew Delbanco explains the reversal of the postwar project of democratic expansion in higher education.

Progressives adore her. Conservatives despise her. But it's Massachusetts' fickle independents who'll decide her high-stakes showdown with Scott Brown.

Some political operatives are seeking to drive wedges between us by literally telling white America that Black intellectuals want them dead.

The individual mandate is not a threat to fundamental liberties.

A bowlful of vinegar.

The NBA point-guard phenom has sparked a national discussion about racism against Asian-Americans.
 

For the critic John Leonard, “books are where we go alone to complicate ourselves.”

That Lawrence Summers and Bill Clinton, the president he served as treasury secretary, can still get away with disclaiming responsibility for our financial meltdown is an insult to reason.

In today’s media climate, it’s much easier to smear critics of the push for war on Iran as “anti-Semites” than to deal honestly with the facts.