In the Lost Realm of the Real In the Lost Realm of the Real
Michael Dibdin's detective Zen series sounds a melancholy note for an old Italy rife with political enemies.
May 22, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Carl Bromley
Searching for Traces Searching for Traces
There was little enthusiasm for revisiting the camps in Communist Hungary. Author Imre Kertész refracts that reluctance in fictional form.
May 22, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Ruth Scurr
The Reminder-General The Reminder-General
Tony Judt fears the twenty-first century has spawned a culture hell- bent on forgetting the past.
May 22, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Stefan Collini
Dead Letters Dead Letters
Austrian novelist Stefan Zweig saw himself as a Freud of fiction--a fellow spelunker in the caverns of the heart.
May 22, 2008 / Books & the Arts / William Deresiewicz
Déjà Vu in South Dakota Déjà Vu in South Dakota
It's going to take a concerted national effort to defeat the state's latest anti-choice ballot initiative.
May 22, 2008 / Column / Katha Pollitt
From Palmyra to Obama From Palmyra to Obama
Is it conceivable that Obama, Clinton or McCain could be as bad or worse than Bush?
May 22, 2008 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
J. Edgar Hoover, Author J. Edgar Hoover, Author
A new book reveals the FBI Director's distinctive relationship with his publisher.
May 22, 2008 / Jon Wiener
The Culture War Disarmed The Culture War Disarmed
This time, Democrats won't be losing the culture war.
May 22, 2008 / Richard Kim
Noted. Noted.
Sam Adams shakes up Portland; the House votes for peace; we offer kudos to Kors and send get-well wishes to Ted Kennedy.
May 22, 2008 / The Editors
The Appeasement Card The Appeasement Card
Despite the Bush/McCain snake oil on Mideast policy, Obama can make the case that talking to your enemies isn't the same as appeasing Hitler.
May 22, 2008 / The Editors