Edward Mendelson talks with Sasha Weiss about Frank O'Hara the moralist.

Palin's enthusiasm for oil, McCain's silence on Iraq, and the character issues that have energized the Republican base.

Obama's stadium performance, Bill Clinton's comeback, and the nomination of Sarah Palin.

The Palin nomination and what the new Republican platform means for McCain.

Hillary Clinton, the new face of the Democratic party, and the mood in Denver.

On August 10, as part of the 2008 Salzburg Global Seminar, The New York Review of Books cosponsored a panel discussion on art and politics featuring actor Vanessa Redgrave and playwright David Hare, who directed Redgrave in Joan Didion's The Year of Magical Thinking at this year's Salzburg Festival. The conversation was moderated by Salzburg senior vice president and chief program officer Edward Mortimer. The panel was introduced by Review editor Robert Silvers.

Following their panel discussion on art and politics at the 2008 Salzburg Global Seminar, Vanessa Redgrave and playwright David Hare, (who directed Redgrave in Joan Didion's The Year of Magical Thinking) answered audience questions.

Hugh Eakin speaks with Michael Massing about Iraq's precarious future.

Classicist Mary Beard in conversation with Sasha Weiss about what made the Romans laugh.

Sasha Weiss speaks with Edmund White about Duras's Paris.