Europe
Thoughts From Tehran
We were all dreamers then. When we overthrew the Shah, we thought a bright new age had dawned. Tyranny had been defeated and soon we would vanquish all the secularists, Westernizers, imperialists, and Zionists. Our glorious revolution would be the model for millions, not only in the Middle East but among Muslims everywhere. Islam would be restored to its rightful place at the center of people’s lives, and piety would replace politics. Some of us even imagined that all the prophecies of the Koran were about to come true. READ MORE >>
The READ: In Defense of Amazon
Faces and Faiths
The Obama Presidency Unraveling
That's the headline of Bush administration Minister of Propaganda Peter Wehner's latest: READ MORE >>
Stay Forever
Get Out Yesterday
The Provincials
There is localism, and there is yokelism. Which was the greater factor in Harvey Pekar’s mystique? I considered the question in an illuminating location this week. READ MORE >>
Infinite Life
Naming Infinity: A True Story of Religious Mysticism And Mathematical Creativity By Loren Graham and Jean-Michel Kantor (Belknap Press, 239 pp., $25.95) READ MORE >>
