Clarence Darrow Clarence Darrow
The brilliant attorney was the original secretary of defense.
Jul 24, 2009 / Feature / David E. Lillienthal
Justice Holmes: Flowering and Defeat Justice Holmes: Flowering and Defeat
The Great Dissenter would have had a lot to say about the current Supreme Court--and none of it good.
Jul 22, 2009 / Feature / Max Lerner
Eleanor Roosevelt: 1884-1962 Eleanor Roosevelt: 1884-1962
There probably wasn't a more recognized woman in the world in part because she reminded us what human beings are supposed to be.
Jul 22, 2009 / Feature / Archibald MacLeish
Hugo Black: A Personal History Hugo Black: A Personal History
Should his former membership in the Ku Klux Klan disqualify this Supreme Court nominee?
Jul 22, 2009 / Feature / Max Lerner
Eyes Left! Eyes Left!
He has a plan for establishing a dictatorship of the proletariat, but how does the proletariat feel about it?
Jul 22, 2009 / Feature / William Hard
The Freedom of the Air The Freedom of the Air
The head of RCA says freedom of the airwaves must be maintained.
Jul 22, 2009 / Feature / David Sarnoff
A Reluctant Big Shot A Reluctant Big Shot
Everyone is fussing about the departure of Walter Cronkite from the CBS Evening News--everyone that is except Cronkite.
Jul 21, 2009 / Feature / Kurt Vonnegut
Cronkite’s Alarm Cronkite’s Alarm
An editorial says Walter Cronkite doesn't really tell it as it is.
Jul 21, 2009 / Editorial / The Editors
Letter from Walter Cronkite Letter from Walter Cronkite
Walter Cronkite says the anchor chair on the evening news is where he delivers the news, not editorials.
Jul 21, 2009 / Letters / The Nation
Borrowed Time: The World at 65 Borrowed Time: The World at 65
The tumultuous American Century in the lives of a father and son.
Jul 21, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Tom Engelhardt