We Colonials: Sodomy Laws in America We Colonials: Sodomy Laws in America
William Eskridge's Dishonorable Passions is the first comprehensive history of sodomy law in America.
Sep 3, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Margot Canaday
The Magic of Baseball Endures The Magic of Baseball Endures
Two new books explore the states of wonder and mortification evoked by baseball.
Aug 13, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Andrew Rice
A Powerful Counterhistory of China A Powerful Counterhistory of China
A collection of oral histories reveal a new understanding of the modern Chinese experience.
Jul 16, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Howard W. French
Speak Again, Memory Speak Again, Memory
Readers of Fidel Castro's My Life will find explanations of the Cuban Revolution, but no apologies for its suppression of dissent.
Jul 8, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Greg Grandin
Bill McKibben: The Making of an Environmentalist Bill McKibben: The Making of an Environmentalist
Two new anthologies explore the virtues and occasional shortcomings of Bill McKibben's quest for environmental salvation.
Jul 1, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow
David Samuels and Journalism David Samuels and Journalism
The narrative journalism of David Samuels finds conversation, color and conflict in the vortex of American life.
Jun 26, 2008 / Books & the Arts / John Palattella
The CIA’s Failures The CIA’s Failures
The history of American intelligence-gathering is rife with incompetence, dysfunction and contempt toward legislative oversight.
Jun 26, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Spencer Ackerman
The Novelist and the Murderers The Novelist and the Murderers
Francisco Goldman's The Art of Political Murder sparks calls for accountability in Central America's "kingdom of impunity."
Jun 18, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Nathaniel Popper
The Long Life of the Frontier Mullah The Long Life of the Frontier Mullah
The history of Pakistan's border regions remains an unruly captive of the imperial "Great Game."
Jun 11, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Basharat Peer
Beyond Belief Beyond Belief
Can the wall between church and state balance the principles of neutrality and accomodation?
May 22, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Jeff Sharlet