Who Voted for Hitler? Who Voted for Hitler?
Just as there are myths about Trump voters, there are damaging misconceptions about who brought the Nazis to power.
Jan 15, 2021 / 2021 Year in Review / Dan Simon
Reading Buttigieg Told Me Everything I Need to Know About the 2020 Presidential Race Reading Buttigieg Told Me Everything I Need to Know About the 2020 Presidential Race
Mayor Pete’s autobiography says it all.
Jul 17, 2019 / Dan Simon
Rediscovering Nelson Algren Rediscovering Nelson Algren
The literary giant’s unique resonance in our anti-capitalist moment.
Mar 19, 2019 / Dan Simon
Danny Schechter, Prince of the American Left Danny Schechter, Prince of the American Left
“Danny Schechter News Dissector” set the precedent for media understanding in the modern age.
Mar 23, 2015 / Lived History / Dan Simon
Literature’s Candida Literature’s Candida
One recent Tuesday, members of the literary old guard gathered at the Church of All Souls on Manhattan's Upper East Side to bid final farewell to one of their secret society and t...
May 10, 2001 / Books & the Arts / Dan Simon
Keepers of the Word Keepers of the Word
O Marvel, that one can give to another what one does not possess. O Miracle of our empty hands. --George Bernanos, Diary of a Country Priest ...
Dec 7, 2000 / Books & the Arts / Dan Simon
Algren’s Question Algren’s Question
He would hang his coat neatly over the back of his chair in the leaden station-house twilight, say he was beat from lack of sleep and lay his head across his arms upon the query-...
Dec 2, 1999 / Books & the Arts / Dan Simon