Louis Menand

published in The New Yorker
Menand reviews Jess McHugh’s "Americanon," a list of the 13 books that would make up a "canon" of American writing. McHugh focuses largely on self-help books and the like that sold at ridiculous proportions. She criticizes them for being exclusive, which they certainly are, but he counters McHugh's argument implying her rejection of these books is itself a creed.
1035 days ago

published in The New Yorker
Joseph McCarthy's communist witch hunt was really a massive ploy. He was despised by his fellow Senators, who knew his actions were wrong, but were afraid to speak up against the wave of anti-Communism.
1351 days ago