In his “Connections” column in today’s New York Times, Edward Rothstein contributes to the current debate over the meaning and influence of Leo Strauss. Rothstein
“In a strong sense, the river is Chicago,” David M. Solzman writes: running through the heart of downtown, it is a vehicle both for pleasure
The ten essays in The New Suburban History are all written by historians on the cutting edge of an expanding field, and draw on original
Sean Wilentz has an eight-page review essay of David S. Brown’s Richard Hofstadter: An Intellectual Biography in the current issue of the New Republic. Here
Are negative campaign ads bad for voters and the democratic process? The conventional wisdom says yes, but John G. Geer’s in-depth analysis of negative political
In yesterday’s New York Times Book Review Robert Alter reviewed Steven B. Smith’s Reading Leo Strauss: Politics, Philosophy, Judaism. In his review, Alter examined Leo
At one of the panel presentations at BookExpo America, the annual book publishing trade show, Publishers Weekly editor-in-chief Sara Nelson interviewed Laura J. Miller, author
The Sunday Telegraph featured a review of Mark Monmonier’s From Squaw Tit to Whorehouse Meadow: How Maps Name, Claim, and Inflame. Lawrence Norfolk wrote: "The
Tonight at 6:00 p.m., Gilfoyle will discuss and sign Millennium Park at the Harold Washington Library. Items from the official archives of Millennium Park will
Physics Today recently reviewed Eric D. Schneider and Dorion Sagan’s Into the Cool: Energy Flow, Thermodynamics, and Life. Christopher Jarzynski wrote: "Into the Cool shows