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Is Bob Woodward Like Walter Cronkite?
Two very useful assessments of Bob Woodward’s mega-best-selling Fear, officially published today, are this one by Isaac Chotiner, in Slate…
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Two Additions to the Political Reading List: Unbelievable and Thanks, Obama
The relationship between the drama of a presidential campaign, and the literature and reportage that come from it, is shaky…
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Stories From Another Time, for Our Times: ‘We Do Our Part’
To the extent I spent any time studying in college, it was to learn about American history. The main impression…
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Books to Read (or Buy), According to Me
The best seasonal present, this year and any year (since 1857), is of course a subscription to The Atlantic. Get…
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It Is All My Fault
Sooner or later this was bound to come out. Maybe I can parlay this into a Vice Presidential…
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Rob Schmitz, on the ‘Street of Eternal Happiness’
Last night, at the Atlantic’s offices in Washington, I had a chance to interview my friend Rob Schmitz, longtime Marketplace…
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A 2-Year-Old Article About an 87-Year-Old Book, With New Relevance for the Here and Now
A reader email arrived overnight, about a book I’d last read or thought about when I was in college many…
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‘Love That Boy,’ by Ron Fournier
Many Atlantic site readers will know Ron Fournier from his political writings — for many years for the AP, and…
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How to Understand Alibaba, ‘The House That Jack Ma Built’
During the years my wife Deb and I lived in China, we became friends with Duncan Clark, an investment banker…
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Why a 70-year-old Movie Is Relevant to Today's ‘Moral Injury’ Debate
Following the books, TV shows, and movies mentioned here and here, a few more suggestions. The Good Soldiers…
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For the ‘Moral Injuries’ Reading List: God Is Not Here, Consequence, Generation Kill, and Others
Late last night I explained why I thought that Nancy Sherman’s Afterwar was an important non-fiction entry in the still-not-large-enough…
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Additional Reading on the Netanyahu/Obama Meeting
Jeffrey Goldberg has an extensive preview of today’s meeting between President Obama and Prime Minister Netanyahu. Obviously I agree with…
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Wikimedia Books by Friends: Skyfaring, America's Moment, Republic of Conscience
What to read about the long-forgotten elegance of flight, the under-appreciated economic potential of America, and the perhaps-fixable corruption of politics
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Chris Helgren / Reuters The Moral Weight of Warfare, Explored in a New Book
A “chickenhawk nation” sends men and women to combat without fully reflecting on the strategic and moral consequences of open-ended war. An American who supervised interrogations in Iraq reminds his fellow citizens of the cost.
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YouTube Books by Friends: An Ongoing Series
From the use and misuse of digital medicine, to the reasons why people should want to serve on juries, with spots for craft beer, cyber-terrorism, and the hidden story of empire in between. Lots of good reading ahead.
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David Allen My Brush With Best-Sellerdom, Part Deux
So near, so far. Still a book you should read.
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Rebecca Frankel and War Dogs at Sixth and I Tonight
A surprisingly moving and engrossing tale of modern war
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Erik Tarloff Books by Friends
One about Berkeley, two about China, one more on the art and science of "information farming," and all worth checking out
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3 More Good Books: Ignatius, Budiansky, and (Again) Nader
A timely spy novel, an enlightening biography, and a positive rather than negative approach to current politics.
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Wikipedia Man Bites Dog: A Small Publisher Speaks Up on Amazon's Behalf
The latest version of an argument that has been with us for a very long time.
