Nicholas Lemann
Nicholas Lemann is a staff writer at The New Yorker and a professor at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. His books include “ Higher Admissions: The Rise, Decline, and Return of Standardized Testing .”
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annals of justice ·
Nicholas Lemann on the contested past and the uncertain fate of affirmative action.
letter from missouri ·
Nicholas Lemann on one of the closest races of the midterms, in which the Missouri senator strategizes to save her seat from a Trump Republican.
a reporter at large ·
Mormonism, private equity, and the making of a candidate.
a reporter at large ·
Can a former political radical lead Brazil through its economic boom?
annals of the presidency ·
Nicholas Lemann writes about the President’s transformation into a conservative, fundamentalist-Christian businessman from the Southwest.
profiles ·
Karl Rove is working to get George Bush reëlected, but he has bigger plans.
letter from washington ·
When did Bush decide that he had to fight Saddam?
letter from washington ·
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON about the possible goals of Osama bin Laden… Writer talks with Bruce Hoffman, the director of the Washington office of the RAND …
letter from washington ·
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON about the shape of foreign policy to come under George W. Bush. . . Mentions his predilection for settling scores scores with …
profiles ·
Nicholas Lemann on the incredible rise of George W. Bush, an ordinary guy from Texas, in this Profile from 2000.