Books and Ideas

Reagan Shot: The Monster In Our Midst Reagan Shot: The Monster In Our Midst

John Hinckley may have been the one to pull the trigger, but who's to blame for his anger?

May 4, 2009 / The Editors

Carter Wins: Time for Action Carter Wins: Time for Action

Jimmy Carter defeats Gerald Ford, but he still has much to prove.

May 4, 2009 / The Editors

Kent State: Citizens Battle for Justice Kent State: Citizens Battle for Justice

The families of the students shot by the National Guard at Kent State go to court to seek a measure of justice, but the federal government continues to stonewall them.

Apr 30, 2009 / Feature / Peter Davies

Kent State: The Politics of Manslaughter Kent State: The Politics of Manslaughter

The murder of four students by the National Guard at Kent State should have, and could have, been prevented.

Apr 30, 2009 / Feature / The Editors

Chronicle of a Death Foretold: Georgi Stoev’s Gangster Pulp Chronicle of a Death Foretold: Georgi Stoev’s Gangster Pulp

Georgi Stoev plundered his past in the Bulgarian mob to write a series of popular pulp novels. The mob found them good enough for him to die for.

Apr 29, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Dimiter Kenarov

Hearing Every Day From Cheney Hearing Every Day From Cheney

Now that's torture.

Apr 29, 2009 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Farewell, the American Century Farewell, the American Century

In order to solve our problems Americans must begin to see ourselves as we really are.

Apr 28, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Andrew J. Bacevich

Garfield Shot: The Moral of It Garfield Shot: The Moral of It

Charles Guiteau was unhappy with the way the civil service treated him, so he shot President Garfield.

Apr 24, 2009 / Feature / The Editors

Hayes-Tilden: The Political Situation Hayes-Tilden: The Political Situation

Long before Richard Nixon and Watergate, the nation suffers through another long political nightmare--the election of 1876.

Apr 24, 2009 / The Editors

The IWW Trial The IWW Trial

The great and sensational case of the United States of America vs. William D. Haywood et al. resulted in a verdict of "Guilty" against the one hundred defendants who finally fa...

Apr 24, 2009 / Feature / Victor S. Yarros

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