‘If I Were A Scotchman I Too Should Be Conceited’: Henry James and Others on Scotland ‘If I Were A Scotchman I Too Should Be Conceited’: Henry James and Others on Scotland
A century and a half of writing on the always-possibly-imminent break-up of the United Kingdom.
Sep 18, 2014 / Richard Kreitner and Back Issues
A Very British Divorce? A Very British Divorce?
If Scotland wakes up on Friday still bound to England, it will not be because solidarity or shared vision prevailed but rather fears of job loss, higher prices and higher taxes.
Sep 18, 2014 / D.D. Guttenplan
What the US Could Learn From Scotland’s Anti-Austerity Independence Vote What the US Could Learn From Scotland’s Anti-Austerity Independence Vote
Thursday’s independence referendum in Scotland offers a lesson on how to run a high-stakes, high-turnout election.
Sep 18, 2014 / John Nichols
How Hard Times Are Healing Bosnia How Hard Times Are Healing Bosnia
Amid rising anti-government sentiment and a series of natural disasters, Bosnia-Herzegovina's fractured ethnic communities are drawing strength from an unlikely source: each ot...
Sep 17, 2014 / Peter Lippman and Foreign Policy In Focus
The 2014 NFL: Where Racketeers Condemn Child Abusers The 2014 NFL: Where Racketeers Condemn Child Abusers
This is not a personal conduct policy. It is an amateurish, pandering, and altogether odious exercise in public relations.
Sep 17, 2014 / Dave Zirin
Lessons Never Learned—From Vietnam to Iraq Lessons Never Learned—From Vietnam to Iraq
Because our leaders didn’t listen, or listened too late, the end came in Vietnam as a total catastrophe. It’s not too late to avoid a repeat in Syria.
Sep 17, 2014 / Tom Hayden
Obama’s Surrender to War Obama’s Surrender to War
The crisis in Iraq and Syria demands a political solution. Here are the key diplomatic steps needed to get there.
Sep 17, 2014 / The Editors
Bloomberg Beyond the Billions Bloomberg Beyond the Billions
Finally, a different picture is emerging of the former New York City mayor.
Sep 17, 2014 / Column / Eric Alterman
The Right to Be Forgotten The Right to Be Forgotten
Imagine a camera aimed at a human face forever.
Sep 17, 2014 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
What Happened to Janay Palmer in the Elevator What Happened to Janay Palmer in the Elevator
Absent video, how could Goodell Be expected for certain to tell? So he figured that, not feeling well From the flu, say, this mademoiselle Might have suffered a brief fainting spell, From which slowly but surely she fell. And then her husband dragged her out of the elevator, dumped her on the floor, and walked away.
Sep 17, 2014 / Column / Calvin Trillin