White History 101 White History 101
Why can't white people and black people have access to a shared history that is accurate, honest, antiracist and inclusive?
Feb 21, 2007 / Beneath the Radar / Gary Younge
Before the Law Before the Law
Isaac B. Singer: A Life fails to fully illustrate the complexity of the writer's struggle with his heritage.
Feb 15, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Vivian Gornick
Report by the Pentagon’s Inspector General Concludes That Douglas Feith Cooked the Books on Pre-war Intelligence Report by the Pentagon’s Inspector General Concludes That Douglas Feith Cooked the Books on Pre-war Intelligence
A prize-winning piece of work.
Feb 15, 2007 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Terror at the Nixon Library Terror at the Nixon Library
A new exhibit inadvertently displays why Americans might be confused about what terrorism is and how to fight it.
Feb 8, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Jon Wiener
Careful, He Might Hear You Careful, He Might Hear You
In the Country of Men tells the story of a Libyan boy whose dissident father is wanted by the authorities.
Feb 8, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Ali Sethi
The Thought Experimenter The Thought Experimenter
A new biography of William James portrays a man who made a brilliant career of asking tough questions.
Feb 8, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Jackson Lears
The Madness of Nanny Dick The Madness of Nanny Dick
Diagnosis: Late-stage insanity.
Feb 8, 2007 / Column / Calvin Trillin
The Close Reader The Close Reader
William Empson's writing shaped modern criticism. A new biography restores him to his proper eminence.
Feb 1, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Stefan Collini
Free the Ulysses Two Free the Ulysses Two
The time has come to clear the records of two women convicted of obscenity for publishing excerpts from Joyce's Ulysses.
Feb 1, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Stephen Gillers
What Has Been Concluded Lately by People Discussing Dick Cheney on the Public Airwaves and the Floor of the Senate What Has Been Concluded Lately by People Discussing Dick Cheney on the Public Airwaves and the Floor of the Senate
Is there a screw loose somewhere?
Feb 1, 2007 / Column / Calvin Trillin