the crisis

The Real New Deal John V. C. Nye
Myth and partisanship obscure the key lesson of the Great Depression—a lesson about the politics of trust.

Too Big to Fail H. W. Brands
You would never know it from the media chatter, but businesses that are “too big to fail” are an old problem.

What Were They Thinking? Francis Fukuyama & Seth Colby
Our economists knew better than to encourage reckless finance, so why did they do it anyway?

Toolbox: Creating a Financial System Safety Board Thomas H. Stanton
The National Transportation Safety Board looks out for travelers; a similar board could look out for the financial system.

what jihadis mean

The Totalitarian Present Jeffrey Herf
As with fascism and communism before, we’re underrating ideology and “split modernity” in confronting our enemies.

Unspeakable Frank Furedi
Why does the West have such a hard time naming its terrorist enemies?

nation-building in america

It's Easy Being Green A conversation with Amory Lovins on our energy and environmental challenges.

The Battle to Patent Your Genes Marcy Darnovsky & Jesse Reynolds
A legal showdown looms over the corporations that want to own our DNA.

national security designs

Blueprint for Defense Transformation Lawrence Korb & Laura Conley
How to rein in wasteful defense spending.

Toolbox: Getting Serious about Strategic Planning Paul Lettow & Tom Mahnken
Creating a coherent strategy means aligning goals, missions and resources; we can do it if we try.

Pay to Play Bruce D. Slawter
An allergy to nuclear power saps U.S. nonproliferation policy leverage.

reviews

Incompetent Foes Steven Teles
What Republicans can learn from the Age of Reagan.

Onward Christian Salesmen Clifford Orwin
Is the global religious revival advancing modernity, or hindering it?

Men at Work Noelle Daly
Kathryn Bigelow’s The Hurt Locker is an Iraq war film we can believe in.

Take Me Back to Tulsa Colin Fleming
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys still defy musical categorization.

Retroview: An Agent of Influence Bruce Berkowitz
Meet William Playfair, 18th-century philosopher, writer, inventor, spy.

notes & letters

Angels in Blue Peter Moskos
A Baltimore police vet extols the virtues of foot patrol.

Riding the Ratchet Mark Paul
California is broke. Ungovernable, too.

Autumn Note: The Future of Jewcentricity Adam Garfinkle
An old obsession goes virtual in the age of globalization.