Books and Ideas

Diminishing Returns

Diminishing Returns Diminishing Returns

The writings of Tom McCarthy are a case study in the application of theory to fiction.

May 12, 2015 / Books & the Arts / William Deresiewicz

A Victory Parade 150 Years in the Making

A Victory Parade 150 Years in the Making A Victory Parade 150 Years in the Making

The African American Civil War Memorial & Museum will honor black soldiers who were not welcome at the original Grand Review celebration.

May 11, 2015 / Richard Kreitner

What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 5/8/15?

What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 5/8/15? What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 5/8/15?

What are Nation interns reading the week of 5/8/15?

May 8, 2015 / StudentNation / StudentNation

May 7, 1915: The Lusitania Sinks, Killing Over 1,000 Civilians

May 7, 1915: The Lusitania Sinks, Killing Over 1,000 Civilians May 7, 1915: The Lusitania Sinks, Killing Over 1,000 Civilians

"The torpedo that sank the Lusitania also sank Germany in the opinion of mankind."

May 7, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac

Critical Agents

Critical Agents Critical Agents

How J. Edgar Hoover’s paranoid view of literature led him to target African-American writers.

May 6, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Peter C. Baker

How the Horrors of World War II Lived On

How the Horrors of World War II Lived On How the Horrors of World War II Lived On

Tens of millions were murdered or expelled from their homes in a whirlwind of ethnic cleansing.

May 5, 2015 / David Nasaw

What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 5/4/15?

What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 5/4/15? What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 5/4/15?

What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 5/4/15?

May 4, 2015 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Capitalism and Slavery

Capitalism and Slavery Capitalism and Slavery

Each generation seems condemned to have to prove the obvious anew: slavery created the modern world, and the modern world’s divisions are the product of slavery.

May 1, 2015 / Greg Grandin

His Own Çukurova

His Own Çukurova His Own Çukurova

Orhan Pamuk might be Turkey’s most-talked-about author, but Yaşar Kemal remains its most loved.

Apr 29, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Piotr Zalewski

Notes on Kampf

Notes on Kampf Notes on Kampf

Is the well-being of the cultural middle class the key to American creativity?

Apr 29, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Eugenia Williamson

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