Richard Taruskin, a commanding musicologist and public intellectual whose polemical scholarship and criticism upended conventional classical music history, died early Friday in Oakland, Calif.

With the rapid erosion of conservative social norms in late 20th century America, the old adage that children should be “seen and not heard” has, in most cases, flown out the window. Now this is a ...

Polemical Figures. June 23, 2001 4:20 AM. Tweet Share Share Comment Tweet Share Share Comment The Washington Post leads with the Bush administration’s decision to boost defense spending by $18.4 ...

At the Brooklyn Museum, a Polemical History Lesson. In its overhaul of its collection of American art, the Brooklyn Museum fixates on everything that’s shameful in the country’s past. By .

Polemical Literature: The New American Obsession Books designated as literary ought to present characters whose actions and inner lives render the depth, flaws, contradiction, and sensory ...

If you want a clarion call to action, Jamil Zaki's new book might not be it. But if you want a wide-ranging practical guide to making the world better, then you're in luck.

Review: In polemical ‘Hillary’s America,’ D’Souza rakes Clinton over long-cooled coals. By Michael Rechtshaffen . July 21, 2016 3:30 PM PT . Share via Close extra sharing options.

It's polemical, loud and ruthless. It turns politicians into instant superstars and drops them just as quickly. No other newspaper in Germany is as controversial or holds as much sway as "Bild" ...

That polemical urge sets the tone for Jacobs’s latest book, Dark Age Ahead, and has shaped some of its otherwise inexplicable contradictions. For example, ...

Are Muslim immigrants a drag on German prosperity? A new book by provocateur Thilo Sarrazin, a board member of the German central bank, argues that they are. His over-the-top comments have ...