Books and Ideas

John Kenneth Galbraith John Kenneth Galbraith

Longtime Nation Associate John Kenneth Galbraith is best remembered not only as a New Dealer, old-line liberal or Keynesian economist but as a contrarian and independent thinker.

May 4, 2006 / Books & the Arts / The Editors

The Gospel of Scooter The Gospel of Scooter

A political nightmare, with a scriptural spin, tells the true story of two nefarious lords and their faithful servant.

May 2, 2006 / Feature / Richard Lingeman

From Piety to Politics From Piety to Politics

Three new books examine the distinctions between religious and political Islam.

Apr 27, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Mahmood Mamdani

Behind Enemy Lines Behind Enemy Lines

New scholarship sheds light on Osama bin Laden's rhetoric, charisma and complex religious and political vision.

Apr 27, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Raffi Khatchadourian

Adieu, Scott McClellan Adieu, Scott McClellan

Goodbye to a Bush official who has been remarkably consistent.

Apr 27, 2006 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Beckett at 100 Beckett at 100

No playwright has given plainer witness to the planet's most violent century or borne such loving witness to the dispossessed.

Apr 27, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Margaret Spillane

A Darker Shade of Noir A Darker Shade of Noir

Walter Mosley's Fortunate Son is a serious novel about intimately connected yet diametrically opposed black and white stepbrothers.

Apr 20, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Robert Christgau

Calls For Rumsfeld’s Resignation Calls For Rumsfeld’s Resignation

The Pentagon chief has been too wrong for too long.

Apr 20, 2006 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Remember ‘The Jungle’! Remember ‘The Jungle’!

As Upton Sinclair's novel turns 100, it reminds us that the best way to nurture pride in America is to see its underbelly--and tell the truth about it.

Apr 17, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Kevin Mattson

John Yoo’s Tortured Logic John Yoo’s Tortured Logic

The Berkeley law professor's carte blanche constitutionalism was a gift to the Bush Administration, offering legalistic justifications for lawless behavior.

Apr 13, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Stephen Holmes

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