Thelma and Louise Imperialism Thelma and Louise Imperialism
Are Bush and Cheney so wedded to their delusions that they might gun the car and head directly over the cliff in a confrontation with Iran?
Feb 14, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Tom Engelhardt
The Spy Who Loved Me The Spy Who Loved Me
Reviews of The Lives of Others and Grbavica: The Land of My Dreams.
Feb 9, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Terror at the Nixon Library Terror at the Nixon Library
A new exhibit inadvertently displays why Americans might be confused about what terrorism is and how to fight it.
Feb 8, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Jon Wiener
Careful, He Might Hear You Careful, He Might Hear You
In the Country of Men tells the story of a Libyan boy whose dissident father is wanted by the authorities.
Feb 8, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Ali Sethi
The Thought Experimenter The Thought Experimenter
A new biography of William James portrays a man who made a brilliant career of asking tough questions.
Feb 8, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Jackson Lears
The Book of Questions The Book of Questions
In a book-length essay on the novel, Milan Kundera foresees the curtain of literary history drawing to a close.
Feb 6, 2007 / Books & the Arts / William Deresiewicz
Lines of Resistance Lines of Resistance
Rhetorical acts of defiance define the work of three contemporary Palestinian poets.
Feb 1, 2007 / Books & the Arts / John Palattella
Words Words
words have been used up chewed up like gum by lovely young mouths have been turned into white balloons bubbles
Feb 1, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Tadeusz Rózewicz
The Close Reader The Close Reader
William Empson's writing shaped modern criticism. A new biography restores him to his proper eminence.
Feb 1, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Stefan Collini