The Imaginary Jew The Imaginary Jew
Two new novels, by Michael Chabon and Nathan Englander, recharge the modern Jewish experience with a sense of the exotic.
May 10, 2007 / Books & the Arts / William Deresiewicz
The New Face of Warfare The New Face of Warfare
Child soldiering has become a defining feature of modern warfare. And the United States has been all too complicit in the trend.
May 10, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Fatin Abbas
Among the Disbelievers Among the Disbelievers
In their rush to throw out God, atheist writers appear to have given little thought to what should replace Him.
May 10, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Lazare
At a Loss for Words At a Loss for Words
Ralph Ellison was eager to be counted in any political cause--except those surrounding race.
May 10, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Michael Anderson
‘Democracy’ Is Hell ‘Democracy’ Is Hell
In a gruesome marriage of technology and medieval barbarity, an Internet video records the stoning death of a 17-year-old Kurdish girl. Welcome to the new Iraq.
May 10, 2007 / Column / Katha Pollitt
MacArthur Park MacArthur Park
Advocates pushing for reform and immigrants clamoring for justice in the streets will not forget the recent violence in Los Angeles.
May 10, 2007 / The Editors
Studs Terkel, Listener Studs Terkel, Listener
In celebration of Studs Terkel's 95th birthday last year, the Nation's Deadline Poet paid tribute.
May 10, 2007 / Calvin Trillin
Invisible America Invisible America
Fifty-three years after Brown v. Board of Education, the Supreme Court will rule on two cases that will decide the future of school integration.
May 10, 2007 / Patricia J. Williams
Morality Gets a Massage Morality Gets a Massage
Randall Tobias isn't the first abstinence czar to run afoul of the moral agenda he promoted. It's time Congress stopped this dangerous crusade.
May 10, 2007 / The Editors
Scary Movie: Captivity’s Ad Campaign Scary Movie: Captivity’s Ad Campaign
I joined the protest of a terribly offensive poster for the horror flick Captivity, which resulted in its being taken down. Was that a good thing?
May 9, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Annabelle Gurwitch