Naipaul’s Darkness: Patrick French’s ‘The World Is What It Is’ Naipaul’s Darkness: Patrick French’s ‘The World Is What It Is’
Biographer Patrick French offers a vivid, sometimes enthralling portrait of a deeply enigmatic writer.
Nov 19, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Scott Sherman
Sun-rise in New York Sun-rise in New York
How the pugnacious, money-losing New York Sun has won friends and influenced conservatives.
Apr 18, 2007 / Feature / Scott Sherman
Letters Letters
FSG: NO PRESSURE HERE New York City
Feb 15, 2007 / Letters / Scott Sherman and Our Readers
ACLU v. ACLU ACLU v. ACLU
The civil liberties organization is engulfed in a tumultuous family feud over its controversial leader.
Jan 18, 2007 / Feature / Scott Sherman
Brady Kiesling’s Tale Brady Kiesling’s Tale
A disenchanted diplomat who lost faith in the Bush-era State Department and resigned over the war in Iraq remains idealistic.
Dec 7, 2006 / Editorial / Scott Sherman
Chilling the Press Chilling the Press
Did the New York Times violate the Espionage Act by publishing reports of government secret spying program? A controversial essay in Commentary has provided intellectual ammunition...
Jun 28, 2006 / Editorial / Scott Sherman
Taken for Granted: Ford Replies Taken for Granted: Ford Replies
New York City
May 31, 2006 / Letters / Scott Sherman and Our Readers
Target Ford Target Ford
When the Ford Foundation came under pressure, it revised its grant-making standards, restricting the political activities of its grantees.
May 18, 2006 / Feature / Scott Sherman
NYU–No More Ivory Tower NYU–No More Ivory Tower
New York City
Jan 26, 2006 / Letters / Scott Sherman and Our Readers
Bitter Winter at NYU Bitter Winter at NYU
Striking graduate teaching assistants and NYU administrators are hunkered down for a protracted fight, as President John Sexton has threatened strikers with loss of their teaching ...
Dec 21, 2005 / Editorial / Scott Sherman