Mad, Bad, Dangerous to Know: The Fathers of Wilde, Yeats, and Joyce

A revealing, maybe shocking, consideration of three Irish literary patriarchs.

A Hard Rain: America in the 1960s, Our Decade of Hope, Possibility, and Innocence Lost

The most complex period in the 20th century is brought back to life.

The Jewish American Paradox: Embracing Choice in a Changing World

Who gets to decide what it means to be a Jew?

Island of the Blue Foxes

By Stephen R. Bown

Island of the Blue Foxes

The curious tale of an ambitious sea voyage spent mostly on dry land.

The Despot’s Apprentice

Dissecting the president’s alarmingly authoritarian bent.

The Rise of Andrew Jackson: Myth, Manipulation, and the Making of Modern Politics

How the controversial presidency of Old Hickory created fake news.

Who Is Michael Ovitz?

By Michael Ovitz

Who Is Michael Ovitz?

The erstwhile mega-agent recounts his life and settles some scores.

It’s All Relative

By A.J. Jacobs

It’s All Relative

Genealogically speaking, everyone's a mongrel.