Is it too soon to pronounce Obama an economic failure? A different take on The Escape Artists.
Books
Read reviews of nonfiction books on policy, politics and power
Obama’s Squandered Recovery
In The Escape Artists, Noam Scheiber depicts a White House out of its depth on the financial crisis.
Charles Portis’s Guide to the GOP
An obscure book that just might explain the GOP race better than any pundit could
Under the Covers, Between the Sheets
With the new translation of the Kama Sutra, it’s not all about sex.
What It Feels Like to Be Poor
Katherine Boo chronicles the intimate realities of poverty in an Indian slum.
Corporations are NOT People
Jeff Clements discusses his new book in a conversation with Bob Herbert.
International Adoption or Child Trafficking?
As Finding Fernanda documents, Guatemala’s adoption system has been the most corrupt in the world for over a decade.
