From NPQ, a special section on Twenty Years After the End of History. From One Country, a review of The Forgotten Schools: The Bahá'ís and Modern Education in Iran 1899-1934 by Soli Shahvar; and a review of Gate of the Heart: Understanding the Writings of the Bab by Nader Saiedi. A review of A Revolution of the Mind: Radical Enlightenment and the Intellectual Origins of Modern Democracy by Jonathan Israel (and more). A review of High Financier: The Lives and Time of Siegmund Warburg by Niall Ferguson (and more and more). From CEO to Senate: Why some executives make better politicians than others (reg. req.). Jenny Hendrix reviews Elegies for the Brokenhearted by Christie Hodgen. Not so sleepy any more: Alex Ellgee explores Mae Sot, the once dusty border town in Burma that is now a thriving hub of NGO and business activity. Who are you calling a fanatic? Rationalists should think twice about using a term which has, in its day, been used to condemn those who struggle for freedom and equality. Oregon Humanities wants you to look away from stuff. Punk will never diet: Curran Nault on Beth Ditto and the (queer) revaluation of fat. A review of books on yoga. We have the French Revolution’s tradition to digest, and the Bolshevik Revolution to come to terms with; the flags from both are with the masses — lift both, and walk forward, take up the Withered State and bring it back to order.
