Non-fiction

Artistic Economics Artistic Economics

At work recently, I went to get a ham sandwich from the university cafeteria. I discovered, to my vocal dismay, that the well-loved food counter offering homemade fare had been t...

Jan 3, 2002 / Books & the Arts / David Hawkes

Trafficking in Verse Trafficking in Verse

Immigrants and traffickers are the subjects of a certain style of Mexican music.

Dec 20, 2001 / Books & the Arts / Ilan Stavans

Not Just Village People Not Just Village People

Once confined to the closet, gays are now making headway in mainstream society.

Dec 13, 2001 / Books & the Arts / George De Stefano

Gorbachev’s Revolution Gorbachev’s Revolution

Gorbachev represented a unique change in Soviet statesmanship; two books examine him and the end of the Cold War.

Dec 13, 2001 / Books & the Arts / Walter C. Uhler

‘Manifest Duplicity’ ‘Manifest Duplicity’

Some Sundays back, the New York Times fronted a story from its Paris correspondent, Suzanne Daley, about the fear and loathing Americans induce among Europeans these days.

Oct 1, 2001 / Books & the Arts / Patrick Smith

We’re All Ears We’re All Ears

An accomplished journalist weaves a narrative about the NSA that includes sympathetic portraits of key players.

May 31, 2001 / Books & the Arts / Dusko Doder

Vietnam: ‘Quagmire’ Quackery Vietnam: ‘Quagmire’ Quackery

Another book on the Vietnam War? Yes, and one well worth our attention. Enough time has now passed that A.J. Langguth's Our Vietnam: The War 1954-1975 serves not only as a wonder...

Feb 15, 2001 / Books & the Arts / David Rudenstine

Greedlock in Congress Greedlock in Congress

Single-payer healthcare is favored by the public, yet the insurance industry has too much to lose if it is enacted.

Feb 8, 2001 / Books & the Arts / Kip Sullivan

Acid Rock: A Flashback Acid Rock: A Flashback

Nick Bromell's Tomorrow Never Knows explores rock and roll in the sixties.

Feb 8, 2001 / Books & the Arts / Jon Wiener

Path of Least Resistance? Path of Least Resistance?

"Yes, nonviolence is a noble ideal, but do you really think it would stop a Hitler?" Or a street thug, a dictator, a death squad? Pacifists are long accustomed to these...

Feb 1, 2001 / Books & the Arts / Colman McCarthy

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