Frank Schaeffer Goes Crazy for God Frank Schaeffer Goes Crazy for God
The original poster child for the religious right describes how he came to terms with religion and an odd upbringing.
Sep 27, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Jane Smiley
The Best Wars of Their Lives The Best Wars of Their Lives
A historian plugs some suspicious gaps in two revisionist histories of Vietnam.
Sep 27, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Rick Perlstein
Greenspan and the Myth of the True Believer Greenspan and the Myth of the True Believer
His autobiography sheds light on what motivates hard-right political leaders to apply brutal economic shock therapy.
Sep 27, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Naomi Klein
The Logic of Survival The Logic of Survival
In order to preserve his way of life Odysseus threaded the necks of twenty faithless servant girls and hung them in his courtyard
Sep 20, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Jennifer Moxley
Abalone Abalone
Abalone Rumsen aulón Aristotle auriform Costanoans cultivated, Brueghel painted, awabi Osahi dove for on September 12, 425 A.D.
Sep 20, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Jeffrey Yang
Class Acts Class Acts
The left's literary canon has neglected the contributions less-celebrated writers have made to the political significance of literature.
Sep 20, 2007 / Books & the Arts / J. Hoberman
Root and Branch Root and Branch
A Canadian philosopher surveys some of the livelier flashpoints in America's battle over evolution.
Sep 20, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Ian Hacking
Olbermann Rules! Olbermann Rules!
He's the guy who put the guts back into TV journalism.
Sep 20, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Marvin Kitman
Art Matters Art Matters
Michael Rakowitz talks about his art, the possibility of public space and the Iraq War.
Sep 19, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Benjamin Tiven
Little Disturbances, Enormous Changes Little Disturbances, Enormous Changes
Remembering Grace Paley and the impact she had on literature, activism and many generations of women and children.
Sep 18, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Kathy Engel