In “The Prosecutor,” Jack Fairweather tells the story of Fritz Bauer, the German jurist who helped find Eichmann in Argentina and brought Auschwitz guards to justice.

I think first of all, I am drawn to the imagery of the selection. Wisdom is personified, and if we look closely enough, we ...

Pieter Brueghel the Elder’s masterpiece captures the folly of humanity’s desire to reach heaven on its own terms.