Remarkably Cheerful and Well Adjusted

More than ten years ago, Swedish journalist and writer Stieg Larsson made a splash with his book, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. It was the first of three books—known as the Millennium trilogy—which have sold over 70 million copies. “The books,” according to Charles McGrath of The New York Times Magazine, “introduce us to

A Commitment to Freedom

Russell Shorto, senior scholar at the New Netherland Institute, writes and talks about America’s Dutch roots. The Island at the Center of the World is his history of Dutch Manhattan, “the founding colony that shaped America.” He said that his book, Amsterdam: A History of the World’s Most Liberal City, is about a place and