An Arab Surrealist An Arab Surrealist
The Springs of Adonis (now also known as the River Ibrahim) run through the Byblos region of Lebanon down through steep gorges to the Mediterranean.
Dec 16, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Robert Irwin
Goodbye to All That? Goodbye to All That?
On European anti-Semitism, old and new.
Dutch Tolerance Tried Dutch Tolerance Tried
“We should therefore claim, in the name of tolerance, the right not to tolerate the intolerant.” So said the philosopher Karl Popper near the end of World War II.
Dec 2, 2004 / Editorial / Maria Margaronis
Sex & the Clergy Sex & the Clergy
Exit poll results indicating that 22 percent of voters ranked moral values as the most important factor in their support for a presidential candidate have occupied more than thei...
Nov 24, 2004 / Editorial / Frances Kissling
The Interpreters of Maladies The Interpreters of Maladies
Derrida was often misunderstood, but rarely worse than in his New York Times obituary. Ross Benjamin explains, in a web-only feature.
Nov 24, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Adam Shatz
The Shock of the Old The Shock of the Old
These remarks introduced a centennial tribute to Isaac Bashevis Singer in October at the 92nd Street Y in New York.
Nov 24, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Morris Dickstein
Earthly Rewards for the Christian Voter Earthly Rewards for the Christian Voter
Sitting alone in a classroom at a Catholic all-boys high school this weekend (don't ask), I passed the time by browsing through the health textbooks stacked on the window sill.
Nov 18, 2004 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Letter From Spain Letter From Spain
When she was 30, Mónica M. fled her violent husband, taking her two small children and only the clothes on her back. But leaving did not solve her problems.
Nov 11, 2004 / Feature / Samuel Loewenberg
Taking the Hospital Taking the Hospital
In the postelection world, holding evangelical Protestantism up to the light has become all the rage, which does seem somewhat like shutting the barn door after the horse has lef...
Nov 11, 2004 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
The Faith Factor The Faith Factor
Of all the loathsome spectacles we've endured since November 2--the vampire-like gloating of CNN commentator Robert Novak, Bush embracing his "mandate"--none are more repulsive t...
Nov 11, 2004 / Editorial / Barbara Ehrenreich