Death Trip Death Trip
Philip Roth and Joan Didion have each written compellingly about death, but their insights about dying and mourning signify a retreat from the world rather than an embrace of the f...
Oct 5, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Richard Goldstein
Flustered Bush Misses Air Force One Flight Flustered Bush Misses Air Force One Flight
The President narrowly missed his Air Force One flight to Boise after arriving just moments after the plane's doors had closed.
Oct 3, 2006 / The Nation
The Dubya Diaries The Dubya Diaries
"Some expert on CNN said, 'A stitch in time saves nine.' And I thought, Doesn't anyone speak clearly anymore? Nine what?"
Sep 28, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Rosecrans Baldwin
A Metaphysical Materialist A Metaphysical Materialist
Philosopher Walter Benjamin married Marxism and theology in an attempt to give hope to the hopeless.
Sep 28, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Richard Wolin
Modern Love Modern Love
Two new biographies of Clement Greenberg take the measure of an ambitious art critic who had a knack for predicting success.
Sep 28, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
On the Intelligence Report Finding That the War in Iraq Has Produced a New Generation of Jihadists and Increased Terrorism On the Intelligence Report Finding That the War in Iraq Has Produced a New Generation of Jihadists and Increased Terrorism
Yes, there is indeed a link between Iraq and Bush's "war on terror."
Sep 28, 2006 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Screamin’ at the Machine Screamin’ at the Machine
We should be cheering at sports events and screaming at politicians. But these days, it's vice versa. Now that ESPN's Screamin' Stephen A. Smith is acting like a pundit, things cou...
Sep 26, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Dave Zirin
Iranian Science Teachers May Be Enriching Students Iranian Science Teachers May Be Enriching Students
A Pentagon report raises worries that Iran has several facilities for the enriching of mass quantities of high-grade students.
Sep 26, 2006 / The Nation
Rumsfeld: Iraqis Now Capable of Conducting War Without US Assistance Rumsfeld: Iraqis Now Capable of Conducting War Without US Assistance
The Defense Secretary says escalating violence in Iraq shows the Iraqi population is capable of staying the course without outside military aid.
Sep 25, 2006 / The Nation
George W. Bush and Some Republican Senators Discuss the Geneva Conventions George W. Bush and Some Republican Senators Discuss the Geneva Conventions
The Decider takes on that bothersome Constitution and that meddling Congress.
Sep 21, 2006 / Column / Calvin Trillin