Representative Fictions Representative Fictions
An ambitious two-volume history of the novel explores its evolution across continents and centuries.
Nov 16, 2006 / Books & the Arts / William Deresiewicz
Trying to Be at Least Civil in Bidding Don Rumsfeld Farewell Trying to Be at Least Civil in Bidding Don Rumsfeld Farewell
Pentagon briefings won't be the same.
Nov 16, 2006 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Politicians Sweep Midterm Elections Politicians Sweep Midterm Elections
Resounding victories in all states, counties, cities, towns.
Nov 14, 2006 / The Nation
The Last Antiwar Poem The Last Antiwar Poem
Allen Ginsberg's "Wichita Vortex Sutra," written at the height of the Vietnam War, speaks with a jarring relevance today.
Nov 14, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Rolf Potts
The Evil Abstraction The Evil Abstraction
Before Bob Gates's confirmation as CIA chief in 1991, the man now designated as Bush's Secretary of Defense was charged with forcing intelligence reports to conform to a tough anti...
Nov 9, 2006 / Column / David Corn
A Civilizing Mission A Civilizing Mission
The Selected Writings of Eqbal Ahmad collects the work of one of our finest postcolonialist critics.
Nov 9, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Amitava Kumar
The Business of America The Business of America
The American Way of Strategy and Empire's Workshop examine the paradox of idealism and brutality in US foreign policy.
Nov 9, 2006 / Books & the Arts / George Scialabba
The Body in Pain The Body in Pain
Fernando Botero's latest series of paintings, inspired by the Abu Ghraib photos, immerse us in the experience of suffering in a way the original photographs never did.
Nov 9, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Arthur C. Danto
A Silver Lining for House Republicans A Silver Lining for House Republicans
At least one person in the GOP might feel relieved.
Nov 9, 2006 / Column / Calvin Trillin
The Tracks of My Tears The Tracks of My Tears
Penelope Cruz shines in Pedro Almodóvar's Volver; James Longley's Iraq in Fragments is a repository of small truths.
Nov 6, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans