The Lessons of History The Lessons of History
While there may be something great about winning a war, the United States must learn there is something much greater about using the tools of peacemaking to build a better world.
Nov 17, 2006 / Books & the Arts / John Hope Franklin
Hooray for Right-Wing Hollywood Hooray for Right-Wing Hollywood
Right-wing culture warriors gathered in LA to praise ABC for its flawed 9/11 docudrama, talk up a conservative version of The Daily Show and release a thriller fueled by a nativist...
Nov 16, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Max Blumenthal
Coming to America! Coming to America!
Reviews of films from the vulgar to the magisterial: Borat, Flags of Our Fathers, For Your Consideration, Our Daily Bread and Fur.
Nov 16, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Half a Life Half a Life
In The Lay of the Land, the final work in Richard Ford's acclaimed trilogy, Frank Bascombe picks up where he left off in Independence Day--taking road trips, describing houses and ...
Nov 16, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Benjamin Hedin
Representative Fictions Representative Fictions
An ambitious two-volume history of the novel explores its evolution across continents and centuries.
Nov 16, 2006 / Books & the Arts / William Deresiewicz
Trying to Be at Least Civil in Bidding Don Rumsfeld Farewell Trying to Be at Least Civil in Bidding Don Rumsfeld Farewell
Pentagon briefings won't be the same.
Nov 16, 2006 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Politicians Sweep Midterm Elections Politicians Sweep Midterm Elections
Resounding victories in all states, counties, cities, towns.
Nov 14, 2006 / The Nation
The Last Antiwar Poem The Last Antiwar Poem
Allen Ginsberg's "Wichita Vortex Sutra," written at the height of the Vietnam War, speaks with a jarring relevance today.
Nov 14, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Rolf Potts
The Evil Abstraction The Evil Abstraction
Before Bob Gates's confirmation as CIA chief in 1991, the man now designated as Bush's Secretary of Defense was charged with forcing intelligence reports to conform to a tough anti...
Nov 9, 2006 / Column / David Corn
A Civilizing Mission A Civilizing Mission
The Selected Writings of Eqbal Ahmad collects the work of one of our finest postcolonialist critics.
Nov 9, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Amitava Kumar