Recent Articles
OCT 1, 2003 • Article
"To Be Read" Book Review Column: Roger Scruton, "The West and the Rest"
Scruton contrasts the structure of Western political life with Islam. Islam then becomes his paradigm for “the rest.” In the West, he says, religion and ...
SEP 25, 2003 • Article
Feature Articles from Inprint Newsletter (2001–2004): The Carnegie Council Covers the New War
The most distinguishing feature of the "new war" on terrorism is the moral framework in which it has been cast. Following the terrorist attacks of 9/11, ...
SEP 9, 2003 • Article
Privatization and GATS: A Threat to Development?
Over a billion people currently lack access to safe water and other basic services. Should these services be privatized? Will the ...
SEP 3, 2003 • Article
The Burden of History: World War II Memory and Polish-Jewish Reconciliation
What role does history play in political reconciliation, and what role can historians play in public debates about the past? What can they contribute to ...
SEP 1, 2003 • Article
"To Be Read" Book Review Column: Jonathan Bate, "The Song of the Earth," Lawrence Buell, "Writing for an Endangered World"
Is there an environmental role for nature writing whose aim is primarily esthetic? Is there a role, in other words, for esthetic experience in the ...
AUG 19, 2003 • Article
Shall We Call It An Empire?
The projection of American power inspires the great debate of our time. Is the United States a twenty-first century empire, and if so, what kind? ...
AUG 19, 2003 • Article
Feature Articles from Inprint Newsletter (2001–2004): Shall We Call It An Empire?
The projection of American power inspires the great debate of our time. Is the United States a twenty-first century empire, and if so, what kind? ...
AUG 19, 2003 • Article
Feature Articles from Inprint Newsletter (2001–2004): Response to "A New Turn in the New War"
As Rosenthal pointed out, the initial stages of the American-led war on terrorism--in particular, the war on al-Qaeda and the Taliban--enjoyed broad international support, whereas ...
JUN 25, 2003 • Article
Democratic Development and Reckoning with the Past: The Case of Spain in Comparative Context
Boyd and Crocker discuss Spain as a case study of the problems raised by the process of development and democratization in a country that must ...
JUN 20, 2003 • Article
Religious Traditions of Peace in Times of War
This 2002 Carnegie Council and Uehiro Foundation for Ethics and Education workshop examines how different religious traditions -- Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam -- give ...