Books and Ideas

One Possible Explanation for Surveys Showing That Rudy Giuliani May Not Win His Own State One Possible Explanation for Surveys Showing That Rudy Giuliani May Not Win His Own State

O Captain, not my Captain.

Jan 24, 2008 / Column / Calvin Trillin

‘The Mississippi Challenge’ ‘The Mississippi Challenge’

LBJ responds to national anger and sends a voting rights bill to Congress. It's a good one, but long overdue.

Jan 22, 2008 / Feature / George Slaff

A Conversation with Taylor Branch A Conversation with Taylor Branch

MLK's biographer on presidents, politics, racial injustice, poverty and war.

Jan 18, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Bruce Wallace

Bella’s Way Bella’s Way

They just don't make women politicians like Bella Abzug anymore.

Jan 17, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Nona Willis Aronowitz

On the Books On the Books

A "rogue sociologist" gains unprecedented insight on the day-to-day workings of a Chicago gang.

Jan 17, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Ted Conover

Little Ships of Horror Little Ships of Horror

Marcus Rediker's breathtaking "human history" of the slave ship reveals how the transatlantic slave trade demeaned everyone it touched.

Jan 17, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Christopher Leslie Brown

Two Primary-Season Versions of ‘Hickory Dickory Dock’ Two Primary-Season Versions of ‘Hickory Dickory Dock’

It ain't no nursery rhyme.

Jan 16, 2008 / Column / Calvin Trillin

A Great Deal of Work A Great Deal of Work

Edmund Wilson's politics have long been criticized, but his views were more nuanced than you might think.

Jan 16, 2008 / Books & the Arts / George Scialabba

A Platter of Crow for the Pundits A Platter of Crow for the Pundits

Political opinionators have a lot of explaining to do about their poor prognostication in New Hampshire.

Jan 11, 2008 / Marvin Kitman

How Do You Like Me Now? How Do You Like Me Now?

If Hillary wants Americans to like her, she should start doing the things Americans like.

Jan 10, 2008 / Annabelle Gurwitch

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