February 14, 1989: Ayatollah Khomeini of Iran Issues a Fatwa Calling for the Murder of Salman Rushdie February 14, 1989: Ayatollah Khomeini of Iran Issues a Fatwa Calling for the Murder of Salman Rushdie
In The Nation, Christopher Hitchens called the episode ”a moment of education to fix in the mind.”
Feb 14, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac
Always Already Alienated Always Already Alienated
Ben Lerner and the novel of detachment.
Feb 11, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Jon Baskin
What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 2/6/15? What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 2/6/15?
What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 2/6/15?
Feb 6, 2015 / Books & the Arts / StudentNation
How Rory Kennedy’s ‘Last Days in Vietnam’ Distorts History How Rory Kennedy’s ‘Last Days in Vietnam’ Distorts History
This Oscar-nominated doc is all about well-meaning Americans—with nothing about the indiscriminate US firepower that destroyed much of the country.
Feb 4, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Nick Turse
Camus Redux Camus Redux
Today, Albert Camus is still alive but changed, thanks to the art of David Oelhoffen and Kamel Daoud.
Feb 4, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Alice Kaplan
Evangelical Boilerplate Evangelical Boilerplate
Billy Graham’s innocuous blend of showmanship and salvation.
Feb 4, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Molly Worthen
Fortune’s Son Fortune’s Son
Why the line from Barry Goldwater to Ted Cruz runs over Nelson Rockefeller.
Feb 4, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Michael O’Donnell
How Radical Change Occurs: An Interview With Historian Eric Foner How Radical Change Occurs: An Interview With Historian Eric Foner
“Rights can be won, and rights can be taken away. Achievements are always vulnerable.”
Feb 3, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Mike Konczal
Today is FDR’s Birthday: Before the 1932 Election, ‘The Nation’ Was Not Impressed Today is FDR’s Birthday: Before the 1932 Election, ‘The Nation’ Was Not Impressed
“A new deal is needed in the world,” The Nation said, but FDR was not the man to deliver it.
Jan 30, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and Back Issues
What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 1/29/15 What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 1/29/15
What Are 'Nation' Interns Reading the Week of 1/29/15
Jan 29, 2015 / Books & the Arts / StudentNation