The U.S. and the World (Editors’ Introduction) The U.S. and the World (Editors’ Introduction)
The 2008 election, more than any election in decades, will turn on questions of foreign policy and national security.
Nov 1, 2007 / Books & the Arts / The Nation
The Nicest Republican The Nicest Republican
Huckabee wins the prize for "Mr. Congeniality" hands down...whatever else you might say about him.
Nov 1, 2007 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Memphis Is Also America Memphis Is Also America
The civil rights movement that erupted in 1968 revealed in a few swift weeks white America's failure to respond to the nonviolence of Dr. King, and black America's recoil into desp...
Oct 31, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Pat Watters
Shanker Blows Up the World Shanker Blows Up the World
The life and legacy of a fiery New York teachers' advocate gets caught in the crossfire of a changing liberal landscape.
Oct 25, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Thomas J. Sugrue
Play It (Over and Over Again) Play It (Over and Over Again)
Ben Ratliff's not-quite biography of John Coltrane considers the jazz legend's enduring influence.
Oct 25, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Travis A. Jackson
Revenants Revenants
In South African writer Zakes Mda's fiction, the past hovers like a ghost--seductive and terrifying.
Oct 25, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Laila Lalami
Thieves of Black History Thieves of Black History
In the struggle over the ownership of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, black history is on sale at bargain prices.
Oct 25, 2007 / Beneath the Radar / Gary Younge
Advise and Consent Advise and Consent
What sets Michael Mukasey apart from the rest of the Bush crowd?
Oct 25, 2007 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Gracelands Gracelands
The taint of an unjust war tarnishes the lives of Vietnam-era Americans in Denis Johnson's stunning new novel.
Oct 18, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Keith Gessen
Godzilla in Mexico Godzilla in Mexico
Listen carefully, my son: bombs were falling over Mexico City but no one even noticed. The air carried poison through the streets and open windows.
Oct 18, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Roberto Bolaño