Lincoln as Kitsch

No symbol is too revered for some Americans to debase—even “Honest Abe.”

Testing the “Israel Lobby” Thesis

Lessons from the Mearsheimer and Walt debate.

Capitalism and Democracy

Markets, democracy and global carpet-bagging.

Semper Fidel

As Castro’s life ebbs, books about him continue to flow.

Averting the Third Kosovo War

An 11th-hour proposal to prevent another Balkan train wreck.

Retroview: In His Proper Place

Samuel Smiles, the quintessential Victorian, is back.

Adventures of a Strip Mall Gourmet

The art and science of hunting for good ethnic restaurants.

Tribunalations

History misunderstood leads to justice denied.

Hung Juries

Sources and solutions to save our Seventh Amendment rights.

The Price of Overlawyering

The travails of young associates and the roots of our legal woes.

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