The Claustrophobic World of Anna Burns’s ‘Milkman’ The Claustrophobic World of Anna Burns’s ‘Milkman’
Her Man Booker–winning novel offers a haunting look at daily life during The Troubles.
Feb 21, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Erin Schwartz
Grey Wolf, Grizzly Bear, White-Tailed Deer Grey Wolf, Grizzly Bear, White-Tailed Deer
What I took to be desert bighorns running straight up the ridge making a sound like breaking plates didn’t turn out to be either of those things, & what I took to be fog shopli…
Feb 21, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Jenny Browne
Letters From the March 11-28, 2019, Issue Letters From the March 11-28, 2019, Issue
Laughing Through the Pain Thank you for the good laugh you gave me with the title of John Nichols’s article, “Trump at Two” [Feb. 11/18]. I had to pause to ask myself whether the p…
Feb 21, 2019 / Our Readers
Puzzle No. 3490 Puzzle No. 3490
Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. Each Across clue leads to two different words that are anagrams of each other; the wordplay is for one, and the definition is…
Feb 21, 2019 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
Tana French’s Crime-Fiction Masterpiece Tana French’s Crime-Fiction Masterpiece
The Witch Elm is a triumph of the genre.
Feb 21, 2019 / Books & the Arts / J. Robert Lennon
The Southern Paradox: The Democratic Party Below the Mason-Dixon Line The Southern Paradox: The Democratic Party Below the Mason-Dixon Line
Why and how the region switched from being the stronghold of one party to the base of its adversary.
Feb 21, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Michael Kazin
How the Failure of Our Foreign Wars Fueled Nativist Fanaticism How the Failure of Our Foreign Wars Fueled Nativist Fanaticism
For nearly two centuries, US politicians have channeled extremism outward. But the frontier is gone, the empire is faltering, and the chickens are coming home to roost.
Feb 21, 2019 / Feature / Greg Grandin
White People Can’t Quit Blackface White People Can’t Quit Blackface
And it’s not because they think it’s funny.
Feb 20, 2019 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Are We Witnessing the End of News? Are We Witnessing the End of News?
If you think the media are in trouble now, just wait till there’s a recession.
Feb 20, 2019 / Column / Eric Alterman
The Eco-Police Are Coming for You! The Eco-Police Are Coming for You!
The Green New Dealers want your private property, and they’ll stop at nothing to get it!
Feb 19, 2019 / Tom Tomorrow