Between Hitler and Stalin Between Hitler and Stalin
In Bloodlands Timothy Snyder attempts to link the Holocaust to a syndrome of political killing endorsed by Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin.
Nov 17, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Samuel Moyn
Without Artifice: On William Brennan Without Artifice: On William Brennan
Justice William Brennan's watchword was human dignity, and to protect it he interpreted individual rights expansively.
Nov 17, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Michael O’Donnell
The Merry-Go-Round: On Jack Anderson The Merry-Go-Round: On Jack Anderson
Poisoning the Press tells the tale of Jack Anderson's fall from muckraking hero to blustering pundit.
Nov 17, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Diane Simon
Late-Night Comics Bid Farewell to Christine O’Donnell Late-Night Comics Bid Farewell to Christine O’Donnell
But not for long.
Nov 11, 2010 / Column / Calvin Trillin
America’s Knowledge Deficit America’s Knowledge Deficit
We have increasingly substituted opinion and prejudice for science and reason.
Nov 10, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Benjamin R. Barber
The View From the Top Table: On Timothy Garton Ash The View From the Top Table: On Timothy Garton Ash
Timothy Garton Ash is a fine writer of "analytic reportage," but his work has lately displayed symptoms of columnitis.
Nov 10, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Stefan Collini
The Wild Desire to Leave: On Soviet Jewry The Wild Desire to Leave: On Soviet Jewry
Gal Beckerman's When They Come for Us We'll Be Gone is an engaging account of the exodus of Jews from the Soviet Union.
Nov 10, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Benjamin Nathans
Be Not Concerned That Two Conservative Groups Spent $50 Million on This Election Be Not Concerned That Two Conservative Groups Spent $50 Million on This Election
The Supreme Court said it's okay!
Nov 4, 2010 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Texts for Nothing? On Tom McCarthy Texts for Nothing? On Tom McCarthy
With C, Tom McCarthy asks us to see fiction as a crafty and adventurous playmate unafraid of its mortality.
Nov 4, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Ben Ehrenreich
Fame is a Bee: On Dick Cavett Fame is a Bee: On Dick Cavett
A talk-show like Dick Cavett's, intelligent but not intellectual, offered television a new twist.
Nov 4, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Heather Hendershot