Week of February 11, 2013
Blogs
 The Feminine Mystique 50 Years On [NYT Video Debate]Stephanie Coontz Discussing the anniversary of the seminal work with columnist Gail Collins. |
 The Boy Scouts Shouldn't Force Every Troop to Admit GaysSteve Hochstadt Nor should they force every troop to ban gays -- each troop should make its own decision. |
 The State of the Union and the State of the "Homeland"Ira Chernus's MythicAmerica Why the hit TV show is better theater than President Obama. |
 Ed Koch, Pat Moynihan, and the Politics of Patriotic IndignationGil Troy Sometimes anger is the rational response to challenges -- and can certainly pay off politically. |
News at Home
 Fracking Could Release Radiation from Old Nuclear TestsScott Kaufman The potentially deadly legacy of "peaceful nuclear explosions." |
 Why Philanthropy MattersZoltan J. Acs It's what invigorates American-style capitalism. |
News Abroad
 Which Other Popes Have Resigned?David Austin Walsh At least three -- and possibly five -- pontiffs have resigned; the most recent was six hundred years ago. |
 The Next Pope: What Happens Now?Charles Keenan There are currently 118 cardinals eligible to vote for the new pope -- the Vatican predicts an election in time for Easter |
 Will Washington Ever Learn from Its Past Mistakes? Not Likely.Tom Engelhardt Why the CIA's drone base in Saudi Arabia is a very bad idea. |
 Is Turkey Leaving the West?Daniel Pipes All signs point to yes. |
Historians & History
 Picturing James Baldwin in ExileRobin Lindley An interview with photographer and Baldwin confidante Sedat Pakay. |
 In Memoriam: Alfred F. YoungGary B. Nash He was one of the pioneers in bottom-up history. |
 Confronting the Ugly Truth about America's Dirty War in VietnamWilliam J. Astore A Vietnam memorial dedicated to civilian casualties would require fifty walls. |
Culture Watch
 Let's Put a Smile on that FaceBruce Chadwick A trip back in cinematic history with The Man Who Laughs, on stage now in New York. |
Books
 Review of Marjorie Heins’s Priests of Our DemocracyAndrew Feffer A sobering reminder that challenges to academic freedom can come from within the academy. |
 Review of Joshua Bloom and Waldo E. Martin Jr.'s Black Against EmpireJeremy Kuzmarov A new work that contextualizes the Panthers as anti-imperialists. |