Two new books provide devastating portraits of a sad aspect of American exceptionalism: its anomalous approach to crime and punishment.

It’s been said about Bernard Madoff that he wanted to be caught. That knowledge of the extent of his crimes was its own burden, one relieved by those same crimes being exposed. It was impossible not ...

On the one hand, there’s very little mystery to Fyodor Dostoevsky’s 1867 Russian masterpiece—the protagonist, a destitute former law student named Raskolnikov, commits the titular crime on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pamela Vogel in A.D. Players' 'Crime and Punishment' (Jesse GrothOlson/A.D. Players) Fyodor Dostoevsky's gripping novel "Crime and ...

A.D. Players will present the world premiere of CRIME AND PUNISHMENT: 2026, a new stage adaptation written by Jayme McGhan, at the George Theater. Adapted from Crime and Punishment by Fyodor ...

Fyodor Dostoevsky’s gripping novel "Crime and Punishment" traces the turbulent life of Raskolnikov (also known as Rodya), a university dropout who suffers from profound turmoil in 19th-century St.

Breanne Granlund as Raskolnikov in Helen Pickett’s Crime and Punishment for American Ballet Theatre. Credit: Kyle Froman Fyodor Dostoyevsky is coming to Washington, carried here by dancers of the ...