Recent Articles
SEP 2, 2002 • Article
"To Be Read" Book Review Column: Thomas Cahill, "Pope John XXIII"
Cahill tells two stories, the story of the papacy and the story of John XXIII. The first gives context to the second. And that context--the ...
AUG 16, 2002 • Article
Unknown: The Extent, Distribution, and Trend of Global Income Poverty (PDF)
The method that the World Bank uses to calculate severe income poverty--its global extent, distribution in space, and trend over time--is seriously flawed, according to ...
AUG 1, 2002 • Article
"To Be Read" Book Review Column: Stephen E. Ambrose, "Nothing Like It in the World", David Howard Bain, "Empire Express"
Reading the story of the transcontinental railroad, looking back at the relentless advance of European immigration across the North American continent, it seems that the ...
JUL 1, 2002 • Article
"To Be Read" Book Review Column: Charles Taylor, "Sources of Self", Ruth Abbey, "Charles Taylor"
"Abbey's book is an excellent introduction for those who have not read Taylor and a fine retrospective for those who have been following his thought ...
JUN 19, 2002 • Article
The Politics of Moral Absolutes
Over a year ago, President Bush and his foreign policy team took office determined to carve out a path different from their predecessors. Emphasizing core ...
JUN 19, 2002 • Article
The Politics of Moral Absolutes
Can Bush and his team enter the next phase of the war on terrorism without falling victim to the hazard of excessive moralizing?
JUN 1, 2002 • Article
Perceptions of the Legitimacy of Women's Human Rights in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa
"While the government has adopted women's rights as an important component of the transformation of South Africa, this does not seem to be a common ...
MAY 13, 2002 • Article
Senator Kerrey and the War That Still Haunts Us
The revelation that former senator Bob Kerrey murdered innocent women and children in Vietnam has exposed a sharp division in American public opinion over questions ...
MAY 8, 2002 • Article
Morgenthau Lectures (1981–2006): The Mystery of Capital
Economist De Soto's simple but revolutionary concept of the importance of property rights and rule of law is transforming developing countries around the world. He ...
APR 21, 2002 • Article
Globalization and the Emergence of Cosmopolitan Memories
Debates over political expressions of regret, apology, reparations, and historical injustice have become increasingly important around the world. Do we share a common framework and ...