All Hat, No Cattle All Hat, No Cattle
In a decision that was as unsurprising as it was shallow, Time magazine picked George W. Bush as its Person of the Year for the amazing feat of winning reelection as an incumbent ...
Dec 20, 2004 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
An Unlawful Dentention An Unlawful Dentention
Way off the world's radar and in continued violation of international human-rights law, on September 22 the Vietnamese Government abruptly transferred political dissident Dr. Nguy...
Dec 17, 2004 / Peter Rothberg
Howard’s End Howard’s End
Martin Scorsese's The Aviator overlays three legends, all of them made of celluloid.
Dec 16, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Versed in Adventure Versed in Adventure
Few modern poets served so long an apprenticeship as Basil Bunting, none had so adventurous a life and few poets' lives have produced such lasting rewards.
Dec 16, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Stephen Burt
An Arab Surrealist An Arab Surrealist
The Springs of Adonis (now also known as the River Ibrahim) run through the Byblos region of Lebanon down through steep gorges to the Mediterranean.
Dec 16, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Robert Irwin
The Literary World System The Literary World System
What are you doing? I mean, right now. You're reading a book review.
Dec 16, 2004 / Books & the Arts / William Deresiewicz
Debunking ‘Centrism’ Debunking ‘Centrism’
It's what corporations want, not the public.
Dec 16, 2004 / Feature / David Sirota
Goodbye to All That? Goodbye to All That?
On European anti-Semitism, old and new.
Down and Out in Discount America Down and Out in Discount America
It's the poor who make Wal-Mart tick.
Dec 16, 2004 / Feature / Liza Featherstone
Stuff These Stockings (Please) Stuff These Stockings (Please)
Another holiday season--and only a year after the last one. How did that happen?
Dec 16, 2004 / Column / Katha Pollitt