Politics

That’s Vietnam, Jake That’s Vietnam, Jake

Three million American soldiers--men for the most part--participated in the US invasion of Vietnam over the decade-long duration of that war for us--roughly 1964 to 1973.

Nov 29, 2001 / Books & the Arts / Michael Uhl

American Buffaloer American Buffaloer

David Mamet's Heist is tasty, but not quite aces.

Nov 29, 2001 / Books & the Arts / Tim Appelo

Marketplace of Ideas or Tag Sale? Marketplace of Ideas or Tag Sale?

A review of Lawrence Lessig's The Future of Ideas: The Fate of the Commons in the Connected World.

Nov 29, 2001 / Books & the Arts / Steven Johnson

Press Watch Press Watch

The Times fans the flames of public fear around the anthrax attacks.

Nov 29, 2001 / Michael Massing

In Our Orbit In Our Orbit

Reviews of Grace Schulman's The Paintings of Our Lives and Stephen F. Cohen's Failed Crusade.

Nov 29, 2001 / Books & the Arts / The Editors

Jazzing Politics Jazzing Politics

Don Byron and Dave Douglas put the political back into jazz.

Nov 29, 2001 / Books & the Arts / Gene Santoro

One Problem One Problem

Yes, jury trials in public are a right, Says Cheney. Then he says that in this fight No terrorist deserves that sort of trial, Though otherwise it's certainly our style. Without a trial, though, how do we decide To whom this definition is applied? We grab a guy, but is the guy we've got An undeserving terrorist or not?

Nov 29, 2001 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Times Cries Eke! Buries Al Gore Times Cries Eke! Buries Al Gore

Florida revisited: Schadenfreude amid the carnage of the democratic process.

Nov 29, 2001 / Feature / Gore Vidal

Bringing the Holy War Home Bringing the Holy War Home

There is a link between our own cultural conflicts and the logic of jihad.

Nov 29, 2001 / Feature / Ellen Willis

What’s Left? A New Life for Progressivism What’s Left? A New Life for Progressivism

NEW YORK--In the aftermath of September 11, pundits were quick to proclaim the American left a victim of the war on terrorism, for two reasons.

Nov 27, 2001 / Katrina vanden Heuvel and Joel Rogers

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