The Business of America The Business of America
The American Way of Strategy and Empire's Workshop examine the paradox of idealism and brutality in US foreign policy.
Nov 9, 2006 / Books & the Arts / George Scialabba
The Body in Pain The Body in Pain
Fernando Botero's latest series of paintings, inspired by the Abu Ghraib photos, immerse us in the experience of suffering in a way the original photographs never did.
Nov 9, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Arthur C. Danto
A Silver Lining for House Republicans A Silver Lining for House Republicans
At least one person in the GOP might feel relieved.
Nov 9, 2006 / Column / Calvin Trillin
The Tracks of My Tears The Tracks of My Tears
Penelope Cruz shines in Pedro Almodóvar's Volver; James Longley's Iraq in Fragments is a repository of small truths.
Nov 6, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
‘C-List Celebrity Killer’ Leaves Police Enthusiastically Guessing Who’s Next ‘C-List Celebrity Killer’ Leaves Police Enthusiastically Guessing Who’s Next
Following Thursday's gruesome discovery of the remains of former Blossom star Joey Lawrence, law enforcement officials are feverishly speculating on the identity of the killer's ne...
Nov 5, 2006 / The Nation
Rumsfeld: ‘My Half-Assed Job Here Is Done’ Rumsfeld: ‘My Half-Assed Job Here Is Done’
November 8, 2006 WASHINGTON, DC--After nearly six years of much-publicized service as Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld announced his resignation Wednesday afternoon, ...
Nov 5, 2006 / The Nation
Defending Nat Turner Defending Nat Turner
In response to Herbert Aptheker's critical review of The Confessions of Nat Turner the late
Nov 3, 2006 / William Styron
Down by Law Down by Law
Todd Snider has a songwriter's flair for the absurd--and he's morphed from a barroom wiseacre to a keen observer of life at the workaday fringes of Bush's America.
Nov 2, 2006 / Books & the Arts / K. Leander Williams
An Explanation of Karl Rove’s Confidence About the Midterm Elections An Explanation of Karl Rove’s Confidence About the Midterm Elections
Hint: It starts with the M-word.
Nov 2, 2006 / Column / Calvin Trillin
The Tao of Borat The Tao of Borat
What are we laughing at when we laugh at Borat?
Nov 2, 2006 / Richard Goldstein