From Policy Review, Robert Kagan on End of Dreams, Return of History. From Monthly Review, from military Keynesianism to global-neoliberal militarism: The unique positive U.S. relationship between economic recovery and heavy bouts of military spending (if not war) has remained up to the present. More and more on Are We Rome? by Cullen Murphy. The challenge of imperialism: Fifty years ago, Senator John F. Kennedy shook the foreign policy establishment with a speech that questioned Cold War verities — and anticipated America's problems in the Middle East today. A review of The Matador's Cape: America's Reckless Response to Terror by Stephen Holmes. Michael Burleigh reviews Globalisation, Democracy and Terrorism by Eric Hobsbawm. A review of The Secret History of Al-Qaida by Abdel Bari Atwan. Sticks, stones, and names: Sure we should respond to terrorism with calm, tactical rationality. We should also call its perpetrators what they are: scum, writes Carlin Romano.
From Christianity Today, What Scandal? Whose Conscience? A review of Scandal of the Evangelical Conscience by Ronald Sider; and can we talk? An article on the Gospel in political captivity, revisited. A review of The Political Teachings of Jesus by Tod Lindberg. Benedict the Brander muscles his message: The Pope's focus on Catholic fundamentals scares reformers but works miracles, marketers say. An article on The Ratzinger Effect: more money, more pilgrims – and lots more Latin. A look at why the Pope is boosting Latin Mass. Could the Latin Mass save Western civilization? (and more) Should the Latin Mass scare Jews? A review of Inquisition: the Reign of Fear by Toby Green (and more).
Roger Scruton on A Righter Shade of Green: While the Left pursues environmentalism to advance its global agenda, conservation is best entrusted to local stewardship. We need to save ourselves from ourselves: James Surowiecki on fuel efficiency. Worse Than Gasoline: Liquid coal would produce roughly twice the global warming emissions of gasoline. You are now free to pollute about the country: Air travel is the latest guilt trip for the environmentally conscious consumer. Here's how flying contributes to global warming and what is being done to cool the jets. Climate change debate hinges on economics: Lawmakers doubt voters would fund big carbon cuts. Environmentalism for Billionaires: How businesses are looking to cash in on global warming with green-washed plans that aren't as eco-friendly as they seem.
There has never been a tougher time to be wealthy: No matter how much money you happen to be making right now, the sad truth is that many of the things you covet most may well remain tantalizingly out of reach. What Edwards doesn't get about poverty: John Edwards's failure to appeal to low-income voters proves the poor want more than just new programs. From prophylactics and toilet cleaners to white yachts and a white-tablecloth restaurant: The amazing journey of a high-school dropout who realized dollars were just tokens in a larger game. Paul Krugman on why universal health care opponents have no case. From The New Yorker, a review of Michael Moore's Sicko. The MSM's Michael Moore Inferiority Complex: In a world full of political provocateurs and public hotheads, why is it that only Michael Moore triggers the media's all-too-absent obsession with factual accuracy? Because he scares them.
