Books and Ideas

On a Confession of Adultery by Senator John Ensign On a Confession of Adultery by Senator John Ensign

Another creepy GOP sex scandal.

Jun 23, 2009 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Touring Empire’s Ruins: From Detroit to the Amazon Touring Empire’s Ruins: From Detroit to the Amazon

The empire ends with a pullout. Not from Iraq, but from Detroit.

Jun 23, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Greg Grandin

The New York World: A Journal of Duality The New York World: A Journal of Duality

The New York World is Pulitzer's greatest prize.

Jun 22, 2009 / Feature / Oswald Garrison Villard

Buffalo Bill Buffalo Bill

He was to the British what Jerry Lewis is to the French--much to the amusement of The Nation.

Jun 22, 2009 / Editorial / The Editors

I’d Prefer Bill Douglas I’d Prefer Bill Douglas

He won't be the next president of the United States--but Fred Rodell says he ought to be.

Jun 18, 2009 / Feature / Fred Rodell

Seed Projects: The Fiction of Alejandro Zambra Seed Projects: The Fiction of Alejandro Zambra

Does Alejandro Zambra's Bonsai mark the end of an era in Chilean literature?

Jun 17, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Marcela Valdes

A World Apart? : The White House and the Middle East A World Apart? : The White House and the Middle East

A shrewd history of why US presidents have failed to make Israel accept a plan for regional peace.

Jun 17, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Bernard Avishai

The Private Thoughts of a TV Anchor as He Observes the Iranian Election The Private Thoughts of a TV Anchor as He Observes the Iranian Election

What's in a name?

Jun 17, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Calvin Trillin

Iran’s Fabulous Oil…and Other Popular Fables Iran’s Fabulous Oil…and Other Popular Fables

The west was easily gulled by the promise of a new era of progress and prosperity under the Shah.

Jun 17, 2009 / Feature / A. Kessel

An Evening with Henry Kissinger An Evening with Henry Kissinger

Henry lets his hair down.

Jun 16, 2009 / Feature / Derek Shearer

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