How the Mighty European Military State has Fallen
Review of Where Have All the Soldiers Gone: The Transformation of Modern Europe, by Jeff Sheehan (Illustrated. 284 pp. Houghton Mifflin Company)
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A Short History of Celebrity
Review of A Short History of Celebrity, by Fred Inglis (Princeton and Oxford: Princeton University Press, 2010)
… a reflective and rambling excursion into the sources and meanings of modern celebrity. His basic points are … not do," for "these people have things to tell us about the meaning of our lives." A great celebrity, he maintains, … see beyond the harsh realities of everyday life, offers meaning through her/his stories, and provides respite to …
American Populism and the Persistence of the Paranoid Style
… they had legitimate economic complaints and contributed meaningfully to a salutary tradition of political reform, … Does "populism" describe these tea party groups in a meaningful way? Not everyone thinks so. Certainly, they are …
Where have you gone, Holden Caulfield? Why We Aren’t ‘Alienated’ Anymore
… for a cause is an appealing alternative to a life shorn of meaning. Alienation Arrives in America For those of us who … control over their daily lives and removed the sources of meaningful living—creative work, human relationships not …
Cricket without Boundaries: The Story of a Global Game
… of the sport and have full membership in the ICC, meaning that they have voting rights and can play test … and adapted the sport, which took on diverse roles and meanings. For some, it was simply a popular pastime, …
The End of the World as They Knew It
Review of 428 AD: An Ordinary Year at the End of the Roman Empire, by Giusto Traina (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2009. pp. xix, 203. Trans. by Allan Cameron)
Which Side Are You On?: The Ludlow Massacre and Class Struggle in 1914
… abuses common to company towns of the period. For them, meaningful collective bargaining could deliver a fair day's …
Updating ‘No Child Left Behind:’ Change, or More of the Same
… stake on both sides is the question—so foundational to the meaning of American democracy and society—of what role the … kids." No one would argue with that. The question that has plagued education reform for over half a century has been …
“The Tragedy Has Never Left Us.” On the War in Ukraine
… light the deep movements that shape its forms, intensity, meaning. But the history of war, defined as a bottom-up …
Avoiding the Scourge of War: The Challenges of United Nations Peacekeeping
… of its member states. In order to avoid the inertness that plagued its predecessor, the League of Nations, the U.N. was …
Revenants, Vampires, and Ghosts, Oh My! European Folklore and the Supernatural
… religious last rites, especially from suicide, homicide, or plague The revenant would torment their friends and family … the generic vampire to Stoker’s name-brand Dracula, brings plague with him as he arrives on Germany’s shores. Like the … family and surrounding villagers succumb to the mysterious plague. Most significantly, both revenants and vampires …
Killing the Arctic
… peat deposits, a key factor in the wildfires that have plagued Arctic landscapes since 2016 and that blanketed …
