The Midwest’s Not-So-Hidden History
A review of The Heartland: An American History,
by Kristin L. Hoganson.
‘How to Disappear’: Seeking Invisibility in an Age of Exhibitionism
A review of How to Disappear: Notes on Invisibility in a Time of Transparency, by Akiko Busch.
Bad Banditti, Bad Book
Stefan Beck reviews The Life and Adventures of Joaquín Murieta, the Celebrated California Bandit, by John Rollin Ridge.
Sterile Cleverness
'The Golden House deals not with titans but with men and women whose money can’t hide the fact that they take themselves far too seriously.'
“God Fearing” Dartmouth
It’s become a truism that student government is the bailiwick of shallow, egotistical resume-padders. Tracy Flick, the junior-varsity Lady Macbeth of the 1999 movie Election, was instantly recognizable, as was ...
Time in The Trenches
When I picked up the April 4 issue of The Nation, I had a Rod Serling moment: I was in total sympathy with one of its headlines. “The New PC,” ...
Keeping The Faith
The other day, in the inestimable Strand bookstore, I found a tidy volume of essays on the Seven Deadly Sins. Edith Sitwell dissects Pride, W. H. Auden takes on Anger, ...