There are many ways to describe the style in which David Mamet addresses life in America in “The Disenlightenment,” his collection of political essays. He’s mordant; unsparing; rollickingly ...

Reading David Mamet’s new book of essays, The Disenlightenment: Politics, Horror, and Entertainment, I was reminded of how loosely jointed and shape-shifting an essay can be. In this collection, a ...

You’ve seen this movie before: a Jewish intellectual who brings not peace, but a sword. This time, however, the sword is swung with abandon. “A Jew who votes for the Democrats,” David Mamet writes in ...

Many of the most popular shows welcome right-wing arguments and freewheeling conversation. Publishers of other political stripes are noticing, too. By Alexandra Alter In his new book, “The ...

Legendary Author and award-winning playwright David Mamet spoke with Brian Kilmeade to discuss his political journey from ‘brain-dead liberal’ to conservative and his new book, ‘The Disenlightenment.’ ...

Acclaimed playwright, once a golden boy, is now the boy whose number everyone lost.