Books and Ideas

President Obama’s Tough Love President Obama’s Tough Love

American classic BarcaLounger gets some bad news as Obama expands his tough love from Detroit to other industries.

Apr 6, 2009 / Saturday Night Live

What Cuba’s Rebels Want What Cuba’s Rebels Want

Fidel Castro says his country is in desperate shape and can only be rescued by a revolutionary government.

Apr 6, 2009 / Feature / Fidel Castro

The House of Morgan The House of Morgan

Sixty years before Leona Helmsley, J.P. Morgan says that only the little people have to pay taxes.

Apr 6, 2009 / Feature / Paul Y. Anderson

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 / 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

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