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Rules of Attack
Did September 11 signal the end of liberal internationalism — the polestar of American foreign policy from Franklin D. Roosevelt to Bill Clinton — as the Bush administration claims?
Religiously Equal?
In her new book, philosophical titan Martha Nussbaum questions the separation between church and state, arguing that constitutional law has more often derived from prejudice than principle.
Multiculture Club
“Kids these days” belong to the most diverse generation America has ever had. No wonder they like music that blends sounds from all around the world.
Dr. King, Forgotten Radical
Long before Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s death, America began to forget his true legacy.
Farewell to Arms
Where Have All the Soldiers Gone? The Transformation of Modern Europe by James J. Sheehan (Houghton Mifflin, 284 pages, $26.00) Try driving from Paris to Berlin and you will understand that in Europe today the only frightening extremes are the speeds at which motorists drive on the Autobahn. It is a remarkable change for a […]
Farewell to Arms
In his new book Where Have All the Soldiers Gone?, James Sheehan tries to account for the astonishing transformation of Europe that has come with the death of the warfare state.
From Fantasy to Fiasco
The convergence of conservative nationalists and neoconservatives within the Bush administration, and the deadly fantasies it spawned.
The Simplification Dodge
Why is the tax code so impenetrable? It’s all those tax breaks for the rich.
The Manufacture of Uncertainty
In his new book, Doubt is Their Product, David Michaels describes how the corporate practice of “manufacturing uncertainty” has taken over our regulatory system and undermined our health.
