Articles of Note

On display at the KGB Museum: a single-shot lipstick gun, suitcase phones, and other spy paraphernalia. Not shown: the politics... more »

New Books

All of American intellectual history in 200 pages? "Even if it is a gateway drug for heftier works of intellectual history, it’s still a pretty decent hit"... more »

Essays & Opinions

For most of history, translating the Bible has been a religious commitment. For Robert Alter, who did it by himself, it's a literary act... more »