From The New Criterion, at the forest's edge: An article on Jose Ortega y Gasset and Sigmund Freud, and Roger Sandall writes on Professor Charles Taylor and the Crow Indians of the Yellowstone River Valley. Let's talk about figures: The eternal language of numbers is reborn as a form of communication that people all over the world can use—and, increasingly, must use. From Scientific American, radiation monitors at U.S. ports cannot reliably detect highly enriched uranium, which onshore terrorists could assemble into a nuclear bomb; and can people regenerate body parts? Progress on the road to regenerating major body parts, salamander-style, could transform the treatment of amputations and major wounds. It isn't often that we see "How to" prefacing the title of an academic study: A review of How to Stage Greek Tragedy Today by Simon Goldhill. The mayors of six European towns with Catholic shrines endeavour to serve two masters: the worldly needs of their constituents and the divine mission of the Church. More on A Secular Age by Charles Taylor. A review of books on Tibet. A building tells a million stories: Renzo Piano on 21st century architecture. Not long after the discovery of America, another Columbus was exploring more uncharted territory. The tipping plague: Suddenly everyone from the Starbucks barista to the dog walker has his hand out — blame the decline in shame.
