Earl Shorris

Earl Shorris is the editor, with Miguel León-Portilla, of In the
Language of Kings: An Anthology of Mesoamerican
Literature–Pre-Columbian to the Present (Norton). He has received the
National Humanities Medal and the Condecoración de la Orden del
Aguila Azteca.

FilmNovember 30, 2006

Mad Mel and the Maya

Mel Gibson’s violent new film Apocalypto exploits Maya culture and perpetuates racist stereotypes.

Earl Shorris
PhilosophyJanuary 6, 2005

The Hero Within

If many strangers die all at once, as in the tragedy of the tsunami or the Rwanda massacre or a war like the one in Iraq, it is a moral problem, to be dealt with through politics or philosophy.

Earl Shorris
Immigration PolicyMay 13, 2004

A Nation of WASPs?

A Nation of WASPs?

Earl Shorris
MediaJune 28, 2001

Open Letter to Left-Wing Magazines, Including Us

Earl Shorris
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Earl Shorris

FilmNovember 30, 2006

Mel Gibson’s violent new film Apocalypto exploits Maya culture and perpetuates racist stereotypes.

PhilosophyJanuary 6, 2005

If many strangers die all at once, as in the tragedy of the tsunami or the Rwanda massacre or a war like the one in Iraq, it is a moral problem, to be dealt with through politics or philosophy.

Immigration PolicyMay 13, 2004

A Nation of WASPs?

MediaJune 28, 2001

The stakes are higher now than ever. Get The Nation in your inbox.