Book Reviews

The Early End of Consensus

Bitter partisanship began soon after George Washington left the scene

By Jill Ogline | Saturday, September 1, 2007

A Magnificent Catastrophe: The Tumultuous Election of 1800, America’s First Presidential Campaign By Edward J. Larson

Unto Caesar

Religious groups that have allied themselves with politicians, and vice versa, have ignored at their peril the lessons of Roger Williams and U.S. history

By Ethan Fishman | Saturday, September 1, 2007

Swept Away

When Géricault painted The Raft of the Medusa, he immersed himself in his subject’s horrors

By Anthony Brandt | Saturday, September 1, 2007

The Wreck of the Medusa By Jonathan Miles

Nurtural Intelligence

The discoverer of the Flynn effect claims that genes control IQ less than you’d expect

By Richard Restak | Saturday, September 1, 2007

What Is Intelligence? Beyond the Flynn Effect By James R. Flynn

Words and Music

Two ways of thinking about what our brains can do

By Jennifer Michael Hecht | Saturday, September 1, 2007

The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human NatureBy Steven Pinker / Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain By Oliver Sacks

Response to Our Summer Issue

By Our Readers | Saturday, September 1, 2007

The Trojan War

Now even some environmentalists are supporting the use of nuclear power to generate electricity. One man’s story suggests the industry can’t be trusted