Susan Faludi: America’s Terror Dream Susan Faludi: America’s Terror Dream
A discussion with the author of The Terror Dream: Fear and Fantasy in Post-9/11 America, the master narrative of our national security myth.
Nov 12, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Rashi Kesarwani
Judging Thomas Judging Thomas
A close look at Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas reveals a deeply conservative and increasingly bitter man.
Nov 8, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Jon Wiener
Fukú Americanus Fukú Americanus
Junot Díaz's masterful new novel maps the ambiguities in the modern immigrant experience in America.
Nov 8, 2007 / Books & the Arts / William Deresiewicz
ART in America ART in America
Two new books explore the possibilities and ethical complications of assisted reproductive technology.
Nov 8, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow
Reading Lincoln in Pakistan Reading Lincoln in Pakistan
Pervez Musharraf wraps himself in Lincoln's mantle, but no one is fooled.
Nov 8, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Eric Foner
Rudy G. Responds to Accusations of Using Phony Statistics Rudy G. Responds to Accusations of Using Phony Statistics
The GOP front-runner's dubious miracle cure.
Nov 8, 2007 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Will Rogers: The Bunkless Candidate Will Rogers: The Bunkless Candidate
"WHATEVER the other fellow don't do, we will." Thus refreshingly Will Rogers, the bunkless candidate for President, begins his campaign. It is, of course, a dangerous doctrine, b...
Nov 6, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Dorothy Van Doren
Playtime Playtime
The Surrealist dissident Raymond Queneau turned his writings into a lab for his experiments, and the results are still exhilarating.
Nov 1, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Mark Polizzotti
The View From Jantar Mantar The View From Jantar Mantar
The contradictions of parliamentary democracy in India have been a constant source of struggle and rich debate.
Nov 1, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Basharat Peer
The U.S. and the World (Editors’ Introduction) The U.S. and the World (Editors’ Introduction)
The 2008 election, more than any election in decades, will turn on questions of foreign policy and national security.
Nov 1, 2007 / Books & the Arts / The Nation