JENNIFER SZALAI
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‘Going Infinite’ Review: Michael Lewis Can’t Make a Hero Out of Sam-Bankman Fried
“Going Infinite,” Lewis’s new book about the disgraced crypto billionaire, defies the author’s winning formula of upbeat narratives and unsung genius.
Book Review: ‘Elon Musk,’ by Walter Isaacson
Walter Isaacson’s biography of the billionaire entrepreneur depicts a mercurial “man-child” with grandiose ambitions and an ego to match.
When Your ‘Doppelganger’ Becomes a Conspiracy Theorist
If you’re Naomi Klein, you write a book about it.
Book Review: ‘Regime Change,’ by Patrick J. Deneen
The new book by the political scientist Patrick J. Deneen proposes to replace the country’s “invasive progressive tyranny” with conservative rule in the name of...
Lee Bontecou, Acclaimed Creator of Wall-Mounted Art, Dies at 91
Her use of what one critic called “a three-dimensional form that was neither painting nor sculpture” earned the kind of praise typically reserved in the...
Revisiting Justice Stephen Breyer’s Curious (and Strangely Timed) Defense of the Court
In a book published last year, Breyer depicted the Supreme Court as an apolitical institution that sticks to its guiding principles.
‘Seek and Hide’ Grapples With the Complexity of the Right to Privacy
The law professor Amy Gajda writes about the tug of war between the right to know and the right to be let alone.
Wittgenstein’s ‘Private Notebooks’ Shed Some Light on an Enigmatic Genius
These journals offer a view of the philosopher’s preoccupations, his sexual anguish, his struggles with work and his time in the military.
The Many Uses (and Abuses) of Shame
Cathy O’Neil’s “The Shame Machine” is the most recent book to address an emotion that can be exhilarating or terrifying, depending on where you sit.
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