Cosmopolis Cosmopolis
Home for centuries to Christians, Muslims and Jews, Salonica was a cosmopolitan world where people of various cultures and religions lived side by side.
May 26, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Adam LeBor
Twist and Shout Twist and Shout
What Michael Lind believes Abraham Lincoln believed.
May 26, 2005 / Books & the Arts / James M. McPherson
Unintended Consequences Unintended Consequences
The story of Supreme Court Justice Harry Blackmun illustrates the value of a truly independent judiciary.
May 26, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Adam Haslett
Words Apart Words Apart
In Amitav Ghosh's new novel, language is a medium of power.
May 26, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Nell Freudenberger
Just My Imagination Just My Imagination
Russell Jacoby's study of utopian thought is a flawed treasure.
May 26, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Terry Eagleton
The Heritage Foundation The Heritage Foundation
Paul Johnson and Christopher Hitchens's new books on the Founding Fathers.
May 26, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Lazare
Stiffed Stiffed
Thanks to the wonders of reproductive science, you too can have a virgin birth.
May 26, 2005 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Minority/Majority Minority/Majority
Friends of predatory lenders stay in the minority, while foes move toward the majority.
May 26, 2005 / David Sirota
There’s Their Way or the Galloway There’s Their Way or the Galloway
The Senate should abandon its comical pretensions to being a body reflecting any democratic mandate.
May 26, 2005 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
Bolton Chases French Ambassador Up Tree Bolton Chases French Ambassador Up Tree
John Bolton and the French Ambassador have it out at the UN.
May 26, 2005 / Column / Calvin Trillin