A New Birth of Reason
Robert Ingersoll, the Great Agnostic, inspired late-19th-century Americans to uphold the founders’ belief in separation of church and state
By Susan Jacoby Friday, December 7, 2012
Totalitarianism in Practice
Terror as a way of life in East Germany, Poland, and Hungary
By Gary Saul Morson Friday, December 7, 2012
Iron Curtain: The Crushing of Eastern Europe, 1945-1956 By Anne Applebaum
On Friendship
The intimacies shared with our closest companions keep us anchored, vital, and alive
By Edward Hoagland Friday, December 7, 2012
It’s Only Oblivion
We aren’t expendable, but must fend for ourselves
By Debra Monroe Friday, December 7, 2012
Happily Ever After
The folk tales gathered by the Brothers Grimm not only enchant us; they record the hardships European families endured for centuries
By Wendy Smith Friday, December 7, 2012
Survival Skills at a School in LA
Street killings of students are so familiar in South Central that kids practice their own grim rituals
By Anne P. Beatty Friday, December 7, 2012
Paint Fight
Two titans of art go head to head
By Ingrid D. Rowland Friday, December 7, 2012
The Lost Battles: Leonardo, Michelangelo, and the Artistic Duel that Defined the RenaissanceBy Jonathan Jones /Leonardo and the Last Supper By Ross King
A Song for Molly
In which I tell how I fell hard for a dog, why I have problems with women, and what I know about Ludwig Wittgenstein
By Jeremy Bernstein Friday, December 7, 2012
