"Historians! Put down your tools! Your labors are at an end. The scientists have finally solved history." Or something like that... more »
Martin Peretz, who helped define the liberal establishment even as he tweaked it, is at 84 persona non grata. “It’s a sodden coda”... more »
In today’s novel, identity can be leveraged only to confirm that fiction speaks from experience; confession trumps imagination... more »