On Randall Jarrell by R. W. Flint Randall Jarrell, who died last autumn in what seems clearly to have been a tragic accident, was in many ways…
Freedom Summer, by Sally Belfrage; Letters from Mississippi, by Elizabeth Sutherland by Commentary Bk In "Freedom Summer," Sally Belfrage tells of being put in jail with a number of other white Northern girls after…
Incident in Jerusalem by Dan Wakefield The interior of the Hotel Petra, in the Old City section of Jerusalem, had the look of a deserted penny…
Morning and Noon, by Dean Acheson by Joseph Kraft Mr. Acheson's delightful memoir--the first volume of his autobiography--is a paradigm of his historic role.
On Randall Jarrell by R. W. Flint Randall Jarrell, who died last autumn in what seems clearly to have been a tragic accident, was in many ways…
Rediscovering Judaism: Reflections on a New Theology. Edited by Arnold Jacob Wolf by Marvin Fox Nine contemporary Jewish thinkers are represented in this collection of essays--each seeking in his own way the meaning and relevance…
The Criminal State and German Responsibility: A Dialogue by Karl Jaspers The German weekly "Der Spiegel" published a conversation between Karl Jaspers and Rudolf Augstein on the issues involved in extending…
The French Literary Scene by J.G. Weightman The Fifth Republic, i.e. the personal rule of General de Gaulle, has now lasted seven years, and while it has…
The Police by Commentary Bk Because the police play a crucial role in our society, every safeguard should be taken to see that their discretionary…
The Trefa Banquet by John J. Appel On Wednesday evening, July 11, 1883, some two hundred persons gathered for dinner at the Cincinnati Highland House, a hilltop…
The Trial of Jack Ruby, by John Kaplan and Jon R. Waltz by Martin Mayer Though the publishers claim on the jacket that this intelligent report "will entertain and inform lawyers and laymen alike," it…
The Vanguard Artist: Portrait and Self-Portrait, by Bernard Rosenberg and Norris Fliegel by George Dennison The announced of the authors is to draw a "composite portrait" of "the artist."
The Will to Learn by Commentary Bk The single most characteristic thing about human beings is that they learn. Learning is so deeply ingrained in man that…
