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
The Power Conundrum The Power Conundrum
After railing against non-violent intervention in the face of genocide, Samantha Power rethinks her stand.
May 22, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Michael Massing
Boxed In Boxed In
Electoral reform in the United States will require federal intervention to empower voters and overcome the challenges posed by state and local autonomy.
May 15, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Peter C. Baker
Sweet Martin’s Badass Song Sweet Martin’s Badass Song
Several new books on Martin Luther King takes a closer look at the rhetoric and economic politics of the civil rights icon.
May 1, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Scott Saul
A Deeper Black A Deeper Black
Shelby Steele's book on Barack Obama, an outdated critique of identity politics, misses the candidate's essential power.
May 1, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Ta-Nehisi Coates
Lost Causes Not Yet Found Lost Causes Not Yet Found
In Defying Dixie, Glenda Elizabeth Gilmore seeks to reclaim the radical origins of the modern civil rights struggle.
Apr 24, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Kevin M. Kruse
Hearts and Minds Hearts and Minds
Is there more to racism in America than intolerance and immorality? Four books shed light.
Apr 24, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Thomas J. Sugrue
Arms and the Right Arms and the Right
Two books dissect the contentious, confusing debate over gun control and the frequently misinterpreted Second Amendment.
Apr 17, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Lazare