Books and Ideas

Cosmopolis Cosmopolis

Home for centuries to Christians, Muslims and Jews, Salonica was a cosmopolitan world where people of various cultures and religions lived side by side.

May 26, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Adam LeBor

Twist and Shout Twist and Shout

What Michael Lind believes Abraham Lincoln believed.

May 26, 2005 / Books & the Arts / James M. McPherson

Unintended Consequences Unintended Consequences

The story of Supreme Court Justice Harry Blackmun illustrates the value of a truly independent judiciary.

May 26, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Adam Haslett

Words Apart Words Apart

In Amitav Ghosh's new novel, language is a medium of power.

May 26, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Nell Freudenberger

Just My Imagination Just My Imagination

Russell Jacoby's study of utopian thought is a flawed treasure.

May 26, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Terry Eagleton

The Heritage Foundation The Heritage Foundation

Paul Johnson and Christopher Hitchens's new books on the Founding Fathers.

May 26, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Lazare

What Are They Reading? What Are They Reading?

A review of James Hurt's Writing Illinois.

May 25, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Megan Marz

Sweeping Up the Aliens Sweeping Up the Aliens

A trial that will begin on March 8 in Tucson, Ariz. may have far-reaching political and legal consequences throughout the United States.

May 24, 2005 / Feature / Mark Day

On Sartre’s God Problem On Sartre’s God Problem

Reflections on the centenary of the birth of Jean-Paul Sarte.

May 19, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Norman Mailer

Epistemology of the Closet Epistemology of the Closet

A biography of Utilitarian philosopher Henry Sidgwick sheds new light on life in the Victorian era.

May 19, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Martha C. Nussbaum

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