Martin O’Malley Announces Martin O’Malley Announces
So Martin O’Malley will no longer dally. He says he will sally right into that valley Where Hillary Clinton assuredly strides. Emboldened, O’Malley believes he can rally Enough troops to tally a winning finale And vanquish Ms. Clinton—and Bernie besides.
Jun 2, 2015 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Delmore’s Way Delmore’s Way
How the stormy eloquence of Delmore Schwartz made possible the glittering prose of Saul Bellow.
Jun 2, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Vivian Gornick
Twin Twin
He resembled me. I held him up to my lips, then threw him into the salty water. He sank to the bottom. I heard a giggle. An invitation to play together. (Translated from the Polish by Piotr Gwiazda)
Jun 2, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Grzegorz Wróblewski
What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 5/29/15? What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 5/29/15?
What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 5/29/15?
May 29, 2015 / StudentNation
Enlightened. Elitist. Undemocratic. Enlightened. Elitist. Undemocratic.
Has the EU followed a path first blazed by Napoleon?
May 27, 2015 / Books & the Arts / David A. Bell
Can Science Go Back to the Future? Can Science Go Back to the Future?
Trying to bring extinct species back to life is the latest symptom of ecological anxiety.
May 27, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Cathy Gere
Against the Barricades Against the Barricades
Exposing the debasement of language in service to ideologies was Renata Adler’s cause.
May 27, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Katie Ryder
What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 5/22/15? What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 5/22/15?
What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 5/22/15?
May 22, 2015 / StudentNation / StudentNation
The Not-So-Feminist History of Wonder Woman The Not-So-Feminist History of Wonder Woman
The superheroine’s polygamous creator exploited the love and labor of the women who were his inspiration.
May 19, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Emily Greenhouse
How Long Have We Really Been ‘One Nation Under God’? How Long Have We Really Been ‘One Nation Under God’?
Kevin Kruse’s new book explores how “Christian America” was invented to fight FDR’s New Deal.
May 19, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Molly Worthen