Bush Approval Rating Drops Below Zero Bush Approval Rating Drops Below Zero
Polling experts say that Bush's numbers are at an all-time low, and that only certain toxic molds have come close to those numbers in the past.
Mar 12, 2007 / Editorial / Eric Kenning
Guantánamo, Dred Scott and the Amistad Guantánamo, Dred Scott and the Amistad
The US Supreme Court should look back on its most regrettable and most courageous decisions.
Mar 12, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Jeremy Brecher and Brendan Smith
The Spoils of Indian Democracy The Spoils of Indian Democracy
Two new books show how perceptions of India have been shaped and distorted by rhapsodic portrayals of its business elite.
Mar 8, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Siddhartha Deb
The Restless Mind The Restless Mind
At the Same Time, Susan Sontag's posthumous collection of essays and speeches, reveals her rapt attention to the world around her.
Mar 8, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Jeremy Harding
A Dispiriting Thought On the 2008 Presidential Election Campaign A Dispiriting Thought On the 2008 Presidential Election Campaign
What a long, strange trip it's going to be.
Mar 8, 2007 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Schlesinger & The Nation Schlesinger & The Nation
Remembering an eminent activist historian whose passing has left the public sphere much poorer.
Mar 8, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Victor Navasky
TNR’s New Owners TNR’s New Owners
No matter what you think of The New Republic's politics, the public sphere will suffer if the magazine becomes homogenized by its new corporate owner.
Mar 6, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Clint Hendler
The Anatomy of Fear The Anatomy of Fear
In his memoir Wish I Could Be There, Allen Shawn movingly details a life crippled by phobias.
Mar 1, 2007 / Books & the Arts / D.T. Max
The Things They Carried The Things They Carried
The Bastard of Istanbul, a saga of two interwoven families, bravely violates Turkish taboo with its description of the Armenian genocide.
Mar 1, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Maria Margaronis
Some Former Backsliders Try to Please the Christian Right Some Former Backsliders Try to Please the Christian Right
Want us to jump? How high?
Mar 1, 2007 / Column / Calvin Trillin