No Wall? No Wall?
From what has transpired in deals made this fall, It’s possible that we’ll have no wall at all. Trump’s backers are worried. They’d hate to resign Themselves to not having a Magino…
Sep 21, 2017 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Puzzle No. 3442 Puzzle No. 3442
Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS 1 Stare in hole and see, at last (4) 3 Unexpected visitor with a stated objective: Get smoked salmon off the premise…
Sep 21, 2017 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
Blaming the People Blaming the People
Is democracy really the problem?
Sep 21, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Jan-Werner Müller
Trump’s Campaign Chief Paul Manafort Faces Indictment Trump’s Campaign Chief Paul Manafort Faces Indictment
Bob Dreyfuss, plus Sarah Leonard on Hillary’s book and Todd Gitlin on Ken Burns’s Vietnam.
Sep 21, 2017 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
We Need to Reckon With the Story ‘What Happened’ Tells We Need to Reckon With the Story ‘What Happened’ Tells
Hillary Clinton has a unique perspective on a world-historical event. Why shouldn’t she write a book about it?
Sep 21, 2017 / Column / Katha Pollitt
‘The Vietnam War’: Past All Reason ‘The Vietnam War’: Past All Reason
The new series by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick is mesmerizing. But it doesn’t answer the questions about the Vietnam War that many are still seeking.
Sep 19, 2017 / Andrew J. Bacevich
Frederick Wiseman’s World of Institutions Frederick Wiseman’s World of Institutions
In his 42nd film, the documentarian examines the New York Public Library from both his Olympian and activist perspectives.
Sep 19, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Debating ‘What Happened’ Debating ‘What Happened’
Our 2016 election correspondents take on Hillary Clinton’s controversial new memoir.
Sep 18, 2017 / Joan Walsh and D.D. Guttenplan
Speaking of the ‘Female Gaze’ Speaking of the ‘Female Gaze’
In today’s confused, commercial, and not-quite-intellectual environment, the phrase “female gaze” functions in varied ways, according to its users’ needs.
Sep 18, 2017 / Alina Cohen