A Bipartisan Memo From Congress to Wall Street A Bipartisan Memo From Congress to Wall Street
Our elected representatives know who pays the bills.
Apr 29, 2010 / Column / Calvin Trillin
The Pentagon Book Club The Pentagon Book Club
A handful of recent revisionist histories of the Vietnam War are shaping counterinsurgency policy in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Apr 29, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Nick Turse
The Idea of England The Idea of England
In the Falling Snow suggests that Caryl Phillips's considerable talents have further calcified into a mannered style.
Apr 28, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Siddhartha Deb
The Abnormal Norm The Abnormal Norm
A film series organized by the Film Society of Lincoln Center and ArteEast tries to make sense of Lebanon's Civil War.
Apr 28, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
‘SEC Accuses Goldman of Fraud in Housing Deal’ ‘SEC Accuses Goldman of Fraud in Housing Deal’
'SEC Accuses Goldman of Fraud in Housing Deal' --Headline in the New York Times They're doing God's work, their CEO said. They're kings of The Street. They are regal. So now we must ask if God ever knew That some of his work was illegal.
Apr 22, 2010 / Column / Calvin Trillin
The Improbability Pump The Improbability Pump
Why has natural selection always been the most contested part of evolutionary theory?
Apr 22, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Jerry A. Coyne
Shelf Life Shelf Life
The Kenning Anthology of Poets Theater; Terese Svoboda's Weapons Grade; Bob Hicok's Words for Empty and Words for Full.
Apr 22, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Jordan Davis
Icons of Oblivion Icons of Oblivion
Two new books explore the role of naturalists in the history of conservation movements.
Apr 22, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Ari Kelman
The Hebrew Republic The Hebrew Republic
Ongoing conflict in the Middle East continually reinforces tribalism, religiosity and messianic Zionism.
Apr 21, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Kai Bird