Moral Portents: On Adam Goodheart Moral Portents: On Adam Goodheart
Capes, torches, secret meetings! Adam Goodheart’s 1861 tells the story of the unyielding idealism awakened by the Civil War.
Aug 30, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Brenda Wineapple
Trains in Vain: On Richard White Trains in Vain: On Richard White
The building of the transcontinental railroads is not the story of a managerial revolution, argues Richard White, but of incompetence and corruption rewarded.
Aug 30, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Robin Einhorn
In Our Orbit : On Stephen F. Cohen In Our Orbit : On Stephen F. Cohen
Stephen F. Cohen’s The Victims Return contemplates the return to Soviet society of several million zeks after Stalin’s death.
Aug 30, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Rachel Polonsky
Melissa Harris-Perry: Dick Cheney’s Book Is Revisionist Melissa Harris-Perry: Dick Cheney’s Book Is Revisionist
Cheney has a somewhat deluded sense of recent history.
Aug 30, 2011 / Books & the Arts / MSNBC
Three Poems by Rae Armantrout Three Poems by Rae Armantrout
"Framing," "Soft Money," "Accounts"
Aug 29, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Rae Armantrout
Top Ten Songs About Women’s Equality Top Ten Songs About Women’s Equality
In honor of today's 91st anniversary of the 19th amendment giving women the right to vote, here's my completely assailable list of the top ten songs about women's equal...
Aug 26, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Peter Rothberg
Alan Lomax: A Life of Sound Alan Lomax: A Life of Sound
During the early twentieth century, Alan Lomax and his father John traveled throughout the American South searching for the work songs, spirituals and folk tales that gave the regi...
Aug 25, 2011 / Books & the Arts / The Nation and Francis Reynolds
The Perpetual Guest: On Warren Niesluchowski The Perpetual Guest: On Warren Niesluchowski
A visit from Warren is a test of hospitality: you don’t take him in, you take him on.
Aug 24, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
Discandied: On Women and Elegy Discandied: On Women and Elegy
Learning to mourn with Susan Howe, Gertrude Schnackenberg, Anne Carson and C.D. Wright.
Aug 24, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Susan Stewart