An Acquired Taste An Acquired Taste
The story of the American products, producers and salesman that took over Europe in the last century.
May 26, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Linda Colley
Zippie World! Zippie World!
A look at Thomas Friedman's flattened world.
May 26, 2005 / Books & the Arts / George Scialabba
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
Arthur Miller: 1915–2005 Arthur Miller: 1915–2005
The politics of a progressive playwright.
May 26, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Tony Kushner
What Are They Reading? What Are They Reading?
A review of James Hurt's Writing Illinois.
May 25, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Megan Marz