The General in His Labyrinth The General in His Labyrinth
Reviews of Guillermo del Toro's dizzying Pan's Labyrinth and part two of Clint Eastwood's World War II opus, Letters From Iwo Jima.
Jan 4, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Moving On Up Moving On Up
Jay-Z, self-styled savior of hip-hop, is the face of the new establishment.
Jan 4, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Jeff Chang
Greater Than Warren Harding? Greater Than Warren Harding?
On Gerald Ford's greatness and the New York Times's ghastly coverage of Iraq.
Jan 4, 2007 / Beat the Devil / Alexander Cockburn
Another New Policy for Iraq Another New Policy for Iraq
Once again, God help us, Bush follows his gut.
Jan 4, 2007 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Ford, Nixon, The Nation Ford, Nixon, The Nation
The story behind the story of Gerald Ford's pardon of Nixon.
Jan 4, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Victor Navasky
Faraway, So Close Faraway, So Close
In Five Germanys I Have Known--part memoir, part extended rumination on German-Jewish identity--Fritz Stern revisits his family's past and finds that he has never been quite at hom...
Dec 20, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Omer Bartov
Parasites of Plunder? Parasites of Plunder?
Hitler's Beneficiaries advances a controversial, deeply flawed argument that Germans failed to revolt against the Nazis because Hitler established a welfare state built on plunder.
Dec 20, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Richard J. Evans
A New Policy for Iraq A New Policy for Iraq
Why don't we just ask the wise men?
Dec 20, 2006 / Column / Calvin Trillin
The Last Lennon File The Last Lennon File
The controversy over newly released files on John Lennon is less about Lennon than about excessive government secrecy.
Dec 20, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Jon Wiener
Within the Context of No Context Within the Context of No Context
Reviews of Blood Diamond, Inland Empire, The Good German and The History Boys.
Dec 14, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans