Epistemology of the Closet Epistemology of the Closet
A biography of Utilitarian philosopher Henry Sidgwick sheds new light on life in the Victorian era.
May 19, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Martha C. Nussbaum
Terkel Talks Terkel Talks
Studs diagnoses a national Alzheimer's disease.
May 16, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Jonathan Cott
Love on the Run Love on the Run
She has the face of a mermaid--a real one, not a Disney blonde. The wide undulant mouth drinks in her world like oxygen; the hazel eyes reflect a bent and wavering light.
May 12, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Discovery/The Nation ’05 Prizewinners Discovery/The Nation ’05 Prizewinners
Winners of the 2005 Discovery/The Nation Poetry Prize
May 12, 2005 / Books & the Arts / The Nation
The Family World System The Family World System
The family in the twentieth century.
May 12, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Perry Anderson
What Are They Reading? What Are They Reading?
In 1865 22-year-old Henry James contributed a scathing book review titled "The Noble School of Fiction" to the very first issue of The Nation.
May 5, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Mark Hatch-Miller
Supernanny State Supernanny State
TV shows that tell you how not to raise your children.
May 5, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Alfie Kohn
Southern Man Southern Man
Strom Thurmond's black daughter tells her story.
May 4, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Darryl Lorenzo Wellington
In Our Orbit In Our Orbit
Victor Navasky's new memoir of opinion journalism.
May 4, 2005 / Books & the Arts / The Nation
Trainspotting Trainspotting
A misleading history of the Underground Railroad.
May 4, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Drew Faust