Deconstruction, Religion, Politics
The political limits and potential of deconstruction.
All Reviews
The Women of the Reich: Wendy Lower’s “Hitler’s Furies”
Women who participated in the Holocaust, according to Wendy Lower’s new book Hitler’s Furies “were not marginal sociopaths,” but ordinary German citizens.
The Children’s Hour: Nelly Reifler's "Elect H.Mouse State Judge"
Animal Farm with Barbies?
Nnedi Okorafor’s Wild Ride
Photography’s Chattering Ghosts
Why do we trust, or distrust, photographs? What are the forces that exist behind these images and why do they command such authority?
Can Glibness be Evenhanded?: Randall Kennedy's "For Discrimination"
The Invisible Heart: Adam Smith Reconsidered
A Hotel Bel-Air Suite of One’s Own
Love (and Fear) of Bears
Kurt Caswell reviews Sherry Simpson's Dominion of Bears
When Tokyo Shook, Burned Down, and Rose Again
An old saw of seismology is that earthquakes don’t kill people; buildings do. Understanding how they work requires more than just a magnitude number.
Reality Strikes
Reality TV ab-idol in a madcap novel.
Down and Out in the Digital South: Scott McClanahan's "Hill William"
Scott McClanahan writes off the beaten path of mainstream fiction.
Looking Past the History: “The Tilted World”
The revenge-driven plot of The Tilted World conceals a deeply meditative and increasingly interior center.
Or Else We'd Cry: Jonathan Wilson's "Kick and Run"
"Kick and Run" by Jonathan Wilson contains much more than deep thoughts on the nature of soccer and Judaism.
Making the Modern Museum
The rise of the art museum in the United States through the eyes of J. Carter Brown.
Ill Fares the Invisible Hand
Two new books on the new America — the invisible hand as iron fist.