With 118 Campaigns Between Them, the GOP Candidates Are All ‘Career Politicians’ With 118 Campaigns Between Them, the GOP Candidates Are All ‘Career Politicians’
Romney may attack Perry, but both are political careerists, as are the other contenders.
Sep 7, 2011 / John Nichols
Visions and Revisions: On T.S. Eliot Visions and Revisions: On T.S. Eliot
Two volumes of T.S. Eliot's letters elucidate how the momentous achievements of his art were determined by moments of awful daring.
Sep 6, 2011 / Books & the Arts / James Longenbach
Uncertainty and Anxiety: On Khrushchev’s Thaw Uncertainty and Anxiety: On Khrushchev’s Thaw
Why did different segments of the Soviet population experience Khrushchev’s reforms in radically different ways?
Sep 6, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Benjamin Nathans
Shelf Life: On Socrates Shelf Life: On Socrates
Bettany Hughes's biography of Socrates is a book that Socrates himself, on a mean day, would have torn to shreds.
Sep 6, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Emily Wilson
Richard Cordray Goes to Capitol Hill, but Addresses Deaf Republican Ears Richard Cordray Goes to Capitol Hill, but Addresses Deaf Republican Ears
Obama's nominee to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau appeared before a Senate committee Tuesday—but Republicans don't think his job should exist.
Sep 6, 2011 / George Zornick
Break Their Hearts: On Chris Bachelder Break Their Hearts: On Chris Bachelder
In his novel Abbott Awaits, Chris Bachelder employs his comic wackiness to great effect.
Sep 6, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Aaron Thier
Puzzle No. 3206 Puzzle No. 3206
ACROSS 1 Ancient Peruvians facing east as a precaution (2,4) 4 Fuse “clean” fossil fuel, and see distortion: “carbon captured!” (8) 9 Sir, I act subversively—like Jonathan Swift (7) 11 Football formation, slanted and complex (7) 12 Smoother malefactor concealing a type of renewable energy (7) 13 Liberal leader withdraws from all-out struggle (7) 14 Bird left boat (4) 15 For instance, soap and shampoo and oil discovered in Trieste? Maybe (10) 18 LA personal: “eccentric with source of clean energy” (5,5) 21 Pen surrounding a lodge (4) 22 Doctor seated around no one with no seat (7) 24 Mysterious nuclear meltdown (7) 27 Orchestra violinists full of Italian food (7) 28 Stories of feet? (7) 29 Swapping heads, find warm source of clean energy (4,4) 30 France has expressions of displeasure (6) DOWN 1 Encrusted Baroque stein (5) 2 Church hater clad in tatters (9) 3 Go away, short stuff! (5) 5 Capitol is dysfunctional—it’s a kind of illusion (7) 6 Insect’s weird tonal hum (4,4) 7 What you’re trying to do, primarily: send love all about (5) 8 Dense plastic encircles large arch without limits (9) 10 Compartment with old musical instrument (5) 14 Blemishes rising underneath endure as fatal danger for a camel? (4,5) 16 Well-informed engineer: “Think about energy immediately” (2,3,4) 17 Frantic effort to hide notice of quid pro quo (5-3) 19 Saint abandons loftier workshop (7) 20 Identical, as in a Chicago train (5) 23 Religious reformer decapitated a chipmunk (5) 25 Invest one grand in automobile for Havana, perhaps (5) 26 Republican employs deceptive practices (5) ACROSS 1 2 defs. 9 “faro” 10 2 defs. 11 ARM + STRONG 12 “beaut” 13 2 defs. 15 anag. 17 anag. 18 anag. 21 NAF + TA (rev.) 22 anag. 25 TO(URIS)T 26 anag. 27 2 defs. (it green anag.) DOWN 1 RE + PEALS 2 C + HASM (hams anag.) 3 anag. 4 SC + HMO 5 IR(RIGA)TES (rites anag.) 6 NOT A + BEN E. 7 hidden 8 TUR[n]KEYS 14 2 defs. 15 anag. 16 S(TEAL)ING 17 rev. hidden 19 P(A)RO + LEE 20 AL(UM)NI (nail anag.) 23 H. [f]ONDA 25 hidden
Sep 6, 2011 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
Letters Letters
Words as weapons, austerity in the eurozone, Francis Perkins, stop the foreclosures
Sep 6, 2011 / Our Readers
Video: Ten Years After 9/11 Video: Ten Years After 9/11
How has the United States changed? A Nation event at The New School
Sep 6, 2011 / The Nation
When Will the Right Stop Bashing Government Workers? When Will the Right Stop Bashing Government Workers?
We need to respect government workers' vital service as being separate from the corruption and bureaucracy that have tarnished Washington's reputation.
Sep 6, 2011 / Press Room