Optimism of the Will Optimism of the Will
The rich legacy of former Nation editor and activist Carey McWilliams is on full display in three books.
Sep 1, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Mike Davis
A Robertson Republican A Robertson Republican
Bush's paean to his staunchest ally's murderous impulses, with apologies to Gilbert & Sullivan.
Sep 1, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Calvin Trillin
It’s a Man’s, Man’s World It’s a Man’s, Man’s World
Cormac McCarthy's No Country for Old Men seems designed as a calculated assault on the reader.
Aug 25, 2005 / Books & the Arts / William Deresiewicz
Patriotic Bore Patriotic Bore
Two recent books on Tom Paine and on the unruly birth of US democracy reveal that liberal historians have become believers in the 'radicalism' of the American Revolution.
Aug 25, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Lazare
The Philosophy of Art The Philosophy of Art
Arthur Danto talks about art in America, the rise of pluralism and how The Nation changed his life.
Aug 18, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Natasha Degen
After Hours After Hours
At Day's Close details everything that went on in the pre-industrial night, from fear to licentiousness.
Aug 11, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Terry Eagleton
The Twilight Zone The Twilight Zone
Though Bergelson wrote in Germany during the 1920s, his stories in Shadows of Berlin are more focused on the past apocalypse than the impending one.
Aug 11, 2005 / Books & the Arts / J. Hoberman
The Unexamined Life The Unexamined Life
Sean Wilsey's new memoir is a vulnerable, aching, unresolved account of growing up rich amid San Francisco's high society.
Aug 11, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Lee Siegel
Spectacle Spectacle
Recent movies including War of the Worlds and Land of the Dead reflect today's political landscape.
Aug 11, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Richard Goldstein
The Buzz and the Fury The Buzz and the Fury
Faulkner does Oprah.
Aug 4, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Richard Lingeman