Apple’s America Apple’s America
In high school I suffered from a case of unrequited admiration; a favorite teacher barely knew my name.
Jul 21, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Natasha Degen
Willing Executioners Willing Executioners
Machete Season is an attempt to trace what went on in the minds of the Hutus who helped exterminate their Tutsi fellow citizens in Rwanda.
Jul 14, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Fatin Abbas
No Exit Strategy No Exit Strategy
Two new books examine what went wrong in the planning and conduct of the war in Iraq.
Jul 14, 2005 / Books & the Arts / David Rieff
Mother Nature’s Son Mother Nature’s Son
Novalis's unfinished novel is a kaleidoscope of visions and allegories of nature.
Jun 29, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Ross Benjamin
Prosaic Judgments Prosaic Judgments
Adam Kirsch prefers his own ideas about poetry to actual poems.
Jun 29, 2005 / Books & the Arts / John Palattella
The Theater of Cruelty The Theater of Cruelty
The detainee abuses at Abu Ghraib were both a continuation and a divergence from historical prison practices.
Jun 29, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Amitav Ghosh
The Heart of the Matter The Heart of the Matter
Graham Greene remains a compelling figure in this moment of moral bankruptcy.
Jun 23, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Matt Steinglass
Reflections on the Body Politic Reflections on the Body Politic
Novelist David Grossman discusses Israel and the role of politics in his writing.
Jun 23, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Mark Sorkin
Giving Chutzpah New Meaning Giving Chutzpah New Meaning
Alan Dershowitz is on the defensive over his research on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Jun 23, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Jon Wiener
Democracy in the Andes Democracy in the Andes
It appears a grass-roots movement has started in Bolivia, which may ultimately prove more important than the ups and downs of any one party.
Jun 22, 2005 / Feature / William Rosenberg