Perin Gurel (Notre Dame): Between Orientalism and Westernization: Belly Dance as a Transnational American Studies Case. Barry Eidlin (McGill): Why Is There No Labor Party in the United States? Political Articulation and the Canadian Comparison, 1932 to 1948. The ISIS correspondent: Isaac Chotiner interviews Rukmini Callimachi on the group’s ruthless tactics, the perils of getting close to dangerous sources, and the emotional toll of reporting on terrorism. “That ignoramus”: French scholars of radical Islam Olivier Roy and Gilles Kepel turn bitter rivals. Margaret Talbot on the history of crowd control, and the Cleveland convention. Scott McLemee reviews How to Choose a Leader: Machiavelli’s Advice to Citizens by Maurizio Viroli. D.C. elite to Mike Allen: Thank you for your service.
