Magazine

January 24, 2014

v.141 n.2

Article

Blank Checks

In spite of historical lessons, blank checks remain the currency of allied nations. During the twentieth century, seemingly competent leaders have issued them.

By Margaret O'Brien Steinfels

January 13, 2014

Foreign Affairs

War and Peace

Article

Darwin’s Tree of Life

An exclusive excerpt from Elizabeth A. Johnson's forthcoming book, 'Ask the Beasts: Darwin and the God of Love.'

By Elizabeth A. Johnson

January 13, 2014

Article

Letters | Passing on the Faith, Married Priests

Readers continue to respond to two of our most talked-about stories.

By The Editors

January 13, 2014

Letters

Article

Moving Day

There’s nothing easy about watching one’s father drift out of his own life. Alzheimer’s, old age, senility—whatever you call it—is distressing for everyone.

By Jo McGowan

January 13, 2014

Columnists

Health Care

Article

Not Beanbag

Ignatieff’s constructive approach to politics, like his commitments to democracy and social justice, remains untainted by the bitter experiences he describes.

By E. J. Dionne Jr.

January 13, 2014

Article

Squeaky Hinge

Thomas Cahill's words are not easy to understand but point to a persistent presentism, a tendency to view the past through the lens of the present.

By Thomas Noble

January 13, 2014

Books

Article

Witness

'Story of a Secret State' promises an insider’s perspective on Poland’s Home Army, the largest resistance organization in Nazi-occupied Europe --- and delivers it.

By Igor Lukes

January 13, 2014

Books

War and Peace