Donald Trump Hasn’t Abandoned the Two-State Solution, But Can His Plan Succeed?
For Trump’s "Arab-first" approach to work, Arab leaders must trust him.
February 20, 2017
Michael Chabon’s Latest Novel Offers Literary Tricks without Substance
Like a soufflé, Moonglow is lighter than it looks.
In Moonglow, the narrator, named Mike—like the author, Michael Chabon—recalls visiting his dying grandfather who relates to him the story of his colorful but hitherto hidden life. The literary conceit of this vicarious memoir, embedded in the real history of the 20th century, allows Chabon to play creatively with the two narrators’ reliability. But, writes Wynn Wheldon, the tricks in the end fall flat, while the stories of the grandfather, an “almost picaresque hero,” have little depth:
February 20, 2017
The Blind Sheikh’s Legacy of Terror
Abdel Rahman was responsible for much of the last quarter-century of terrorism.
The Myth of Saddam Hussein Lives On
He stood up to Iran.
A Christian Theologian’s Familial Encounter with Judaism
Faith in the flesh.
Michael Chabon’s Latest Novel Offers Literary Tricks without Substance
Like a soufflé, Moonglow is lighter than it looks.