Following Souter Following Souter
David Cole, Lani Guinier, Dahlia Lithwick, Linda Hirshman and others think outside the box for the next Supreme Court nominee.
May 6, 2009 / The Nation
Boxing Days Boxing Days
Elena Kagan has the intellect, toughness and fair-mindedness to make a great Supreme Court justice.
May 6, 2009 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
David Broder: Eyes Wide Shut David Broder: Eyes Wide Shut
When it comes to prosecuting Bush-era crimes, the media's inside establishment would prefer to just keep on walking.
May 6, 2009 / Column / Eric Alterman
Reagan Wins: The Hollow Man Reagan Wins: The Hollow Man
Like a veteran door-to-door salesman, Ronald Reagan is a huckster, only instead of vacuum cleaners, he peddles fear--so successfully that he is now president of the United States.
May 6, 2009 / Richard Lingeman
Grace Under Pressure in Harrisburg Grace Under Pressure in Harrisburg
Residents near the Three Mile Island nuclear reactor meet the fallout threat with uncommon grace and even humor.
May 6, 2009 / Feature / Ira D. Rosen
Republicans: The Lost Party Republicans: The Lost Party
Leaders of the Republican Party recognize mistakes and eat local ethnic food in casual attire--it's like they're just like us.
May 6, 2009 / The Daily Show
Into the Wardrobe: C.S. Lewis’s Narnia Into the Wardrobe: C.S. Lewis’s Narnia
Laura Miller's study of C.S. Lewis falls short of providing a coherent theory of Narnia's magic.
May 6, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Jordan Davis
Red Harvest: The KGB in America Red Harvest: The KGB in America
A new book on cold war espionage falsely accuses I.F. Stone of being a paid Soviet agent.
May 6, 2009 / Books & the Arts / D.D. Guttenplan
Free Saberi, Lee and Ling Free Saberi, Lee and Ling
You've probably heard of Roxana Saberi, an Iranian-American radio journalist and author convicted and sentenced to eight years in prison in Iran for spying. Both her family and Wa...
May 6, 2009 / Peter Rothberg
The Palestinian Paradox The Palestinian Paradox
When I interviewed Salam Fayyad in Ramallah at the end of February, he was a worried man--and with reason.
May 6, 2009 / Feature / Helena Cobban