Malaysia
The Moral and Strategic Blindspot in Obama’s Pivot to Asia
The Thought Police
Silenced: How Apostasy and Blasphemy Codes Are Choking Freedom Worldwide By Paul Marshall and Nina Shea (Oxford University Press, 448 pp., $35) I. In spite of its slightly agitated title, this book is mostly a cool and even-tempered human rights report, and its findings go a long way toward explaining one of the mysteries of our time, namely, the ever-expanding success of political movements with overtly Islamic doctrines and radical programs. READ MORE >>
Early Enlightenment
The Abacus and the Cross: The Story of the Pope Who Brought the Light of Science to the Dark Ages By Nancy Marie Brown (Basic Books, 310 pp., $27.95) READ MORE >>
Tel Aviv Journal: Notes on a Roiling Region
I. READ MORE >>
The Living Lie
Trials of the Diaspora: A History of Anti-Semitism in England By Anthony Julius (Oxford University Press, 811 pp., $45) I. READ MORE >>
The Living Lie
Trials of the Diaspora: A History of Anti-Semitism in England By Anthony Julius (Oxford University Press, 811 pp., $45) I. READ MORE >>
The Muslim Wars. Bad News Ahead... "Humanitarian Groups and World Renowned Musicians... etc., etc."
Maybe President Obama has not really heard that there is another war brewing in Sudan. But TIME Magazine has already published an article by Alex Perry asking, “Is Sudan Moving Back to the Brink of War?” And, judging by the desperation of the aid groups and of many serious political analysts, the answer is most certainly “yes.” READ MORE >>
Recessional
The Next Financial Crisis
Skin Deep
Making the Cut: How Cosmetic Surgery is Transforming Our Lives By Anthony Elliott (Reaktion Books, 155 pp., $19.95) Lying on a couch in the office of one of the hairdressing salons that she owns in London, Sharyn Hughes perused the advertising brochure she had been sent by Makeover Getaways: READ MORE >>
