The Semiwarriors The Semiwarriors
By creating an atmosphere of perpetual crisis, Presidents have expanded their powers and hidden their actions from the public eye.
Apr 5, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Andrew J. Bacevich
On the Genealogy of Morals On the Genealogy of Morals
Inventing Human Rights traces the roots of humanitarian concern back to the eighteenth century. But there's a world of difference between then and now.
Mar 29, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Samuel Moyn
Veiled Intolerance Veiled Intolerance
A batch of new books describe how European governments have dealt with Muslim immigrants and citizens since 9/11.
Mar 22, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Richard Wolin
The Spoils of Indian Democracy The Spoils of Indian Democracy
Two new books show how perceptions of India have been shaped and distorted by rhapsodic portrayals of its business elite.
Mar 8, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Siddhartha Deb
Sect Symbols Sect Symbols
To understand why the playground of Beirut has again become a battleground, look beyond the myth-making biographies of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.
Feb 21, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Annia Ciezadlo
Remembrance: Ryszard Kapuscinski Remembrance: Ryszard Kapuscinski
The Polish writer who died January 23 chronicled coups and revolutions with eloquence and compassion; empathy was his most potent journalistic tool.
Jan 28, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Magdalena Rittenhouse
Party Politics Party Politics
Dancing in the Streets is a history of outbreaks of collective joy from Dionysus to the Grateful Dead.
Jan 25, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Terry Eagleton
Savage Wars of Peace Savage Wars of Peace
Ruth Scurr reviews The First Total War, a study of Napoleonic France that illuminates the causes of all-out war.
Jan 18, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Ruth Scurr
My Beef With Vegetarianism My Beef With Vegetarianism
The Bloodless Revolution explores four centuries of arguments for vegetarianism, from good health to fascist politics.
Jan 18, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Lazare
Self-Consciousness Raising Self-Consciousness Raising
What is the self? Do we all have one? Is it best treated with Botox or with books? Bohemian Los Angeles explains it all.
Jan 11, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Martin Duberman