Books and Ideas

The Collaborator The Collaborator

The Unfree French looks at the German occupation of Vichy; Bad Faith is a grim biography of a French collaborator.

Nov 22, 2006 / Books & the Arts / David A. Bell

I Can’t Get No Satisfaction I Can’t Get No Satisfaction

Laura Kipnis's The Female Thing takes women to task for perpetuating the notion that they're vulnerable.

Nov 22, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Christine Smallwood

Getting Even Getting Even

Roald Dahl's Collected Stories are best enjoyed by adult readers who take their humor black.

Nov 22, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Stephen Amidon

Not Dark Yet Not Dark Yet

Gore Vidal's Point to Point Navigation is a brave and continuous affirmation of life and an assurance that though the Republic has been betrayed, we are not to give up hope.

Nov 22, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Michael Wood

Close Encounters of the Fourth Kind Close Encounters of the Fourth Kind

Thomas Pynchon's Against the Day is actually four stories, each replete with brilliant patter, fancy footwork, wishful thinking and a plaintive ukulele.

Nov 22, 2006 / Books & the Arts / John Leonard

On When We Can Leave Iraq On When We Can Leave Iraq

Can you say "never"?

Nov 22, 2006 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Vulcans Triumphant: The Victory Bash Vulcans Triumphant: The Victory Bash

Republicans in Congress have set aside $20 million for a gala in Washington to celebrate victory in Iraq and Afghanistan. The party may be postponed for a while, but the program h...

Nov 21, 2006 / Feature / Evan Eisenberg

Kansas Outlaws Practice Of Evolution Kansas Outlaws Practice Of Evolution

In response to a Nov. 7 referendum, state lawmakers end the highly controversial process.

Nov 21, 2006 / The Nation

CNN Renews This Week At War For Next Eight Seasons CNN Renews This Week At War For Next Eight Seasons

"A premise like this can go on for a generation," says CNN President Jonathan Klein.

Nov 20, 2006 / The Nation

The Lessons of History The Lessons of History

While there may be something great about winning a war, the United States must learn there is something much greater about using the tools of peacemaking to build a better world.

Nov 17, 2006 / Books & the Arts / John Hope Franklin

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