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SocietyMay 16, 2018
Tom Wolfe and Me
He exploded on the scene like a New Journalism comet and kept himself aloft by superior, mostly tasteful self-promotion, hard work, and good journalism.
Richard Lingeman
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Election 2016July 20, 2016
The Republican Reality Show Is in Full Swing
Take care, Republican strategists. If you mount an exclusively anti-Hillary campaign, the Democrats will hit back in kind, and the Donald is a ripe target.
Richard Lingeman
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InequalityJuly 14, 2016
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Books and IdeasFebruary 22, 2016
Harper Lee, 1926–2016
Lee belonged to a generation of Southern writers who rejected the racist heritage of their childhoods but not the world that nurtured it.
Richard Lingeman
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Books and IdeasAugust 18, 2015
How a Harper Lee Novel Unfit to Print Was Turned Into Found Money
The decision to publish was purely a marketing decision. It turned out to be a shrewd one.
Richard Lingeman
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Books and IdeasJuly 23, 2015
Farewell to Citizen Doctorow
The novelist’s many essays in The Nation demonstrate his glittering style, eloquence, and firm moral vision.
Richard Lingeman
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PoliticsDecember 16, 2011
Reading Christopher
With a dry, sharp, ironic voice—Christopher Hitchens graced The Nation’s pages from 1978 to 2006. The best of his articles, columns and reviews are collected here.
Richard Lingeman
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October 24, 2011
The Compleat Edward Sorel
A must-see exhibit at New York's School of Visual Arts looks back on the inimitable satirist's sixty years of work.
Richard Lingeman
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ActivismOctober 17, 2011
Brecht on Wall Street
The clever, impassioned homemade signs dotting Zuccotti Park recall the work of Bertolt Brecht.
Richard Lingeman
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March 12, 2010