Only Words: Liberalism, Past and Future Only Words: Liberalism, Past and Future
Two new histories examine contemporary liberalism's entrails and peer into its future.
Apr 22, 2009 / Books & the Arts / George Scialabba
Back Talk: Peter Singer Back Talk: Peter Singer
A conversation with the author of The Life You Can Save about charitable giving and the utility monster argument.
Apr 22, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Christine Smallwood
When the Whip Comes Down: On Mary Gaitskill When the Whip Comes Down: On Mary Gaitskill
With Don't Cry, a disabling self-consciousness has crept into Mary Gaitskill's fiction.
Apr 22, 2009 / Books & the Arts / William Deresiewicz
Misreading the Somali Threat Misreading the Somali Threat
The Obama administration is sending mixed signals on how to deal with pirates.
Apr 22, 2009 / Feature / Karen Rothmyer
The Cost of Doing Business on the Open Sea The Cost of Doing Business on the Open Sea
Until the shipping community abandons its pinch-penny cynicism, piracy off the coast of Somalia is certain to grow.
Apr 22, 2009 / Feature / Richard Pollak
Mining Bolivia’s Past Mining Bolivia’s Past
The movement that elected Evo Morales--and that pressures him now--has deep roots.
Apr 22, 2009 / Feature / Chesa Boudin
Has the ‘Journal’ Lost Its Soul? Has the ‘Journal’ Lost Its Soul?
Rupert Murdoch has not wrecked the Wall Street Journal, as many had predicted. But a key question remains: is the new regime committed to unbiased reporting, or will it politicize ...
Apr 22, 2009 / Feature / Scott Sherman
Death of Warren Harding Death of Warren Harding
A kindly, genial man who should never have given up his career as a journalist.
Apr 22, 2009 / The Editors
Army-McCarthy Hearings: Gentelmen’s Agreement Army-McCarthy Hearings: Gentelmen’s Agreement
With his farcical accusations against the Secretary of the Army, Tailgunner Joe meets his Waterloo.
Apr 22, 2009 / Feature / Carey McWilliams
Edison’s Phonograph Edison’s Phonograph
The quiet breakfast could end up being a thing of the past if the rumors about Edison inventing a phonograph are true.
Apr 22, 2009 / The Nation