Downtown Origins of American Lit

It’s not that nothing happens anywhere else in the world — it’s just that in New York, so much of it occurs with exceptional size and intensity. New York was not the only port for immigration — though many millions passed through here.

Blog: Electoral reform is not on my list of concerns

Blog: Shrewsbury Tory MP Daniel Kawczynski has warned that changing Britain's voting system could help extremists like the BNP. Frankly I'm not bothered whether we keep to first-past-the-post elections.

Rematch of rivals Allen West and Ron Klein likely to be closer

It's round two in the race between Republican Allen West and Democratic incumbent U.S. Rep. Ron Klein . But unlike 2008 when Klein dispatched his challenger with little fanfare, this time the battle is one of the nation's most expensive and closely watched contests.

Letters: Hawking and God

Julian Baggini brings refreshing clarity to the generally confused discussion on science and religion (Opinion, 4 September).

Wanda in Haiti: Pain, protest, planning for the future

There was high unemployment for Haitians, those educated with skills and the unskilled as well, prior to the earthquake. For a government official to tell a BAI representative that withholding food was a way to motivate lazy people looking for a handout to get to work is a gross misread of the problem.