The Counter-Life The Counter-Life
Philip Roth is a miracle of modern medicine.
Nov 4, 2004 / Books & the Arts / James Wolcott
The Gods Must Be Crazy The Gods Must Be Crazy
"Our government makes no sense unless it is founded on a deeply felt religious faith--and I don't care what it is." Thus spoke the noted theologian Dwight Eisenhower on Flag Day ...
Oct 28, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Lazare
This Canadian Life This Canadian Life
The reviewer's galley of Natasha, David Bezmozgis's short-story collection about a Russian émigré family in Toronto, begins with words not from the writer but the p...
Sep 30, 2004 / Books & the Arts / D.T. Max
The Bush Crusade The Bush Crusade
Sacred violence, again unleashed in 2001, could prove as destructive as in 1096.
Sep 2, 2004 / Books & the Arts / James Carroll
Closing the ‘Religion Gap’ Closing the ‘Religion Gap’
Bringing more churchgoers into the fold poses a complex challenge for Democrats.
Aug 12, 2004 / Feature / Eyal Press
Sex, Lies and Politics Sex, Lies and Politics
Throwing a bone to its sex-obsessed religious base, the GOP has slipped an abstinence activist into its convention mix of mostly moderate speakers.
Aug 12, 2004 / Lara Riscol
Return of the White-ist Return of the White-ist
Not that you missed him while he was gone, but David Duke is back.
Aug 5, 2004 / Feature / Leonard Zeskind
The Anti-Warrior The Anti-Warrior
Christianity in this country has become almost synonymous with right-wing fanaticism, conservative politics and--courtesy of Mel Gibson--a brutally sadistic version of religious ...
Jun 24, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Dan Wakefield
The Jewish Divide on Israel The Jewish Divide on Israel
A growing grassroots movement has challenged the artificial AIPAC consensus.
Jun 24, 2004 / Feature / Esther Kaplan
Ralph Reed’s Gamble Ralph Reed’s Gamble
When Ralph Reed was the boyish director of the Christian Coalition, he made opposition to gambling a major plank in his "family values" agenda, calling gambling "a cancer on the ...
Jun 24, 2004 / Jack Newfield