History and the Holocaust History and the Holocaust

"This trial," said the plaintiff, David Irving, "is not really about what happened in the Holocaust." Opposing counsel agreed: "The essence of the case is Mr.

Apr 13, 2000 / D.D. Guttenplan

Poetry Poetry

After Troy

Not quite putting on what little power or knowledge
pigeons lay claim to, she nonetheless bids them come.
Launched off cornices,

Apr 13, 2000 / Books & the Arts / Various Contributors

The Compleat Walker The Compleat Walker

Shortly before he died, Bruce Chatwin found God. This was on top of Mount Athos, after which he left for Katmandu. Looking down from the bees and grapes, he had seen an iron cros...

Apr 13, 2000 / Books & the Arts / John Leonard

Reparting the Waters Reparting the Waters

It is delightfully ironic that a site has been approved for the construction of a monument in Martin Luther King Jr.'s name on the Washington Mall, given that in the last months ...

Apr 13, 2000 / Books & the Arts / Jason Sokol

Semper Fi, But Why? Semper Fi, But Why?

Were I to tell you that Rules of Engagement features a protracted fistfight between Samuel L.

Apr 13, 2000 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans

Bush Could Really Use a Fireside Chat With FDR Bush Could Really Use a Fireside Chat With FDR

It's cherry blossom time in Washington, DC, and there's no better place to retreat from the lobbyist feeding ground that is called the US Congress than the Franklin Delano Roosev...

Apr 10, 2000 / Column / Robert Scheer

Talking ‘Anarchy’ With Chomsky Talking ‘Anarchy’ With Chomsky

Noam Chomsky is a longtime political activist, writer and professor of linguistics at MIT.