A prominent gathering in Georgetown Gregg Herken's new book suggests journalists got cozy with influential individuals during the Cold War January 5, 2015 By James Boylan
Bad Medicine January 25, 2011 By Harriet A. Washington Seth Mnookin’s new book asks, are vaccine fears endangering our health?
Anger Management January 8, 2011 By Sasha Abramsky A review of Mad as Hell: The Crisis of the 1970s and the Rise of the Populist Right by Dominic Sandbrook
Brief Encounters January 8, 2011 By James Boylan Short reviews of books on Garry Wills and the decline of The New York Times
Golden Years? January 8, 2011 By Chris Lehmann Susan Jacoby takes on the old-age deniers in Never Say Die: The Myth and Marketing of the New Old Age
A Matter of Trust December 1, 2010 By Carolyn Kellogg Blur, a new book by Bill Kovach and Tom Rosenstiel, is about how contemporary journalism can stay trustworthy
Home and Away December 1, 2010 By Julia M. Klein A review of A Rope and a Prayer: A Kidnapping From Two Sides, by David Rohde and his wife
Brief Encounters December 1, 2010 By James Boylan Short reviews of books about copyright law, political scandals, and Gay Talese’s sports writing
History as Soundbites December 1, 2010 By Robert L. O'Connell A televised vision of the twentieth century
Siberian Rhapsody November 23, 2010 By Ted Conover Ian Frazier ventures across the steppe and back in time
Brief Encounters September 30, 2010 By James Boylan Short reviews of a history of wartime public opinion and a biography of Time publisher Henry Luce
Error, Folly, and Reversal September 30, 2010 By Barry Strauss Strategic steps and missteps, from Pearl Harbor to Iraq
American Soldiers July 20, 2010 By Tom Bissell Think you know them? Sebastian Junger suggests you have no idea.
Brief Encounters July 6, 2010 By James Boylan Short reviews of a classic novel about journalism and a biography of a pioneering female reporter
