An Interview With Stephen Kinzer An Interview With Stephen Kinzer
The award-winning foreign correspondent and author of The True Flag speaks on the 120-year history of American intervention in the world.
Sep 11, 2017 / Patrick Lawrence
Legendary Chicana Organizer Betita Martínez Wrote a Perfect Parody for the Trump Era—in 1967 Legendary Chicana Organizer Betita Martínez Wrote a Perfect Parody for the Trump Era—in 1967
Martínez penned it after leaving her job at The Nation to work for SNCC.
Sep 11, 2017 / Tony Platt and Elizabeth Sutherland Martínez
In Search of the ‘Vital Center’ In Search of the ‘Vital Center’
Is the politics of moderation really the best way to avoid tyranny?
Sep 8, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Schlozman
A Buddha Sighting A Buddha Sighting
When I was three I saw baby Buddha in an apple tree by the Hudson When we grew up Buddha climbed down from his apple tree And took the New York Central Railroad down the Hudson int…
Sep 7, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Lawrence Ferlinghetti
Puzzle No. 3441 Puzzle No. 3441
Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS 1 Making progress or making a bust? (7,5) 9 Failure leads us into genuine rejection (7) 10 1,000 + 0 = 10 (just add…
Sep 7, 2017 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
Mont Pelerin in Virginia Mont Pelerin in Virginia
A new book on James Buchanan and public-choice theory explores the Southern roots of the free-market right.
Sep 7, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Kim Phillips-Fein
Sari Nusseibeh’s Search for Reason Sari Nusseibeh’s Search for Reason
After dedicating much of his life to peace activism, the Palestinian philosopher has returned to his early preoccupations: philosophy and Islamic thought.
Sep 6, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Christopher de Bellaigue
The Messy Business of Free Speech The Messy Business of Free Speech
What’s missing from Floyd Abrams’s book The Soul of the First Amendment.
Sep 5, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Gara LaMarche
From Jazz Clubs to Classrooms From Jazz Clubs to Classrooms
Recent releases by two jazz-program graduates, Ryan Keberle and Tyshawn Sorey, make potent cases for whatever educational methods work.
Aug 31, 2017 / Books & the Arts / David Hajdu
This Season, ‘Game of Thrones’ Cut Deep This Season, ‘Game of Thrones’ Cut Deep
In a fantastically misogynist imaginary world, a highly qualified woman gets close to winning power.
Aug 31, 2017 / Katha Pollitt