Books and Ideas

The Ordeal of Alger Hiss The Ordeal of Alger Hiss

Alger Hiss may have been the defendant, but a whole generation was put on trial--and convicted.

Apr 6, 2009 / Feature / Robert Bendiner

The Case of Alger Hiss The Case of Alger Hiss

Whittaker Chambers and Alger Hiss are caught up in what Chambers calls a 'tragedy of history.' For Hiss, that's what it turns out to be.

Apr 6, 2009 / Feature / Thomas Sanction

Little Rock: This Is No Tragedy Little Rock: This Is No Tragedy

President Eisenhower sends federal troops to defend the Constitution in Little Rock.

Apr 3, 2009 / Editorial / The Editors

Little Rock: A New Phase in Desegregation Little Rock: A New Phase in Desegregation

By overplaying his hand, Orval Faubus may have unintentionally done more to advance civil rights than anyone since Abraham Lincoln.

Apr 3, 2009 / Feature / The Nation

Upton Sinclair Shakes Things Up Upton Sinclair Shakes Things Up

The grimy Chicago meatpacking industry was nothing compared to the sordid world of California politics.

Apr 3, 2009 / Feature / Oswald Garrison Villard

The True Verdict on Allende The True Verdict on Allende

Nixon and Kissinger fiddle and Chile burns.

Apr 3, 2009 / Feature / E. Bradford Burns

The Death of Ulysses Grant The Death of Ulysses Grant

He was such a great general that two disastrous terms as president did little to dim his star.

Apr 3, 2009 / Feature / The Editors

Al Capone’s Pineapple Politics Al Capone’s Pineapple Politics

Who is this Chicago gangster known as 'Scarface'?

Apr 3, 2009 / Feature / Frederic Babcock

Teddy Roosevelt Becomes President Teddy Roosevelt Becomes President

It's anybody's guess about what kind of president Theodore Roosevelt will turn out to be.

Apr 3, 2009 / Editorial / The Editors

The Disappearance of Amelia Earhart The Disappearance of Amelia Earhart

Our greatest female aviator disappears off the map somewhere in the South Pacific. Had she been familiar with Morse Code, she might have survived when her plane went down.

Apr 3, 2009 / Editorial / The Nation

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