Culture
Charles Murray, the Long View
Apr 04, 2012In 1984, the right's star public intellectual wrote the book that drove welfare reform. Coming Apart is an alibi for his own failed big idea.
Peter Dinklage Is a Baller
Apr 03, 2012The producers of Game of Thrones succeed in writing a disabled character who is more than his disability.
When Network Anchors Stop Being Polite ... And Start Getting Real
Apr 03, 2012What can we expect from the new Aaron Sorkin series?
Adrienne Rich, Poet of Change
Apr 02, 2012Few literary luminaries succeed in melding a passion for social justice with a love of language.
Judges as Defendants, Directors as Judges
Mar 30, 2012The Law in These Parts asks tough questions about the role of the courts in Israeli settlement policy.
History Lessons
Mar 30, 2012When historian Tony Judt cared passionately about a problem he was able to redefine its terms. Pity he didn't care about a few more things.
Why Politicos Love "Game of Thrones"
Mar 30, 2012The show satisfies the teenage cynic in all of us who thinks only sex, ambition, and revenge matter at the top.
The Making of a Madman
Mar 27, 2012A.N. Wilson's new biography explains how losing money, mother, and mind created Hitler.
A Life Without Compromise
Mar 26, 2012Beware of Mr. Baker tells the fascinating story of a genius drummer, and offers a tale of caution for those with that dangerous combination of talent and seeming invincibility.
Barbarians at the Transom
Mar 26, 2012Lionel Shriver's The New Republic is a provocative and satiric novel about—of all things—terrorism.
Mad 21st Century Men
Mar 26, 2012The world of Mad Men still feels familiar despite the show's long hiatus.
Lost Opportunities
Mar 25, 2012In filming the Hunger Games as a straightforward adaptation, director Gary Ross misses a chance to comment on class and inequality.
