1848+: Last and First Men

http://www.avnery-news.co.il/english/index.html Spot the Difference 12/12/09 A SHORT historical quiz: Which state: (1) Arose after a holocaust in which a third of its people were destroyed? (2) Drew from that holocaust the conclusion that only superior military forces could ensure its survival? (3) Accorded the army a central role in its life, making it “an army [...]

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Volume 56, Number 20 · December 17, 2009 What Is Living and What Is Dead in Social Democracy? By Tony Judt The following is adapted from a lecture given at New York University on October 19, 2009. Americans would like things to be better. According to public opinion surveys in recent years, everyone would like [...]

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Mad about English: The age-old language struggle The Lexicographer’s Dilemma Jack Lynch Friday, December 4, 2009 THE LEXICOGRAPHER’S DILEMMA The Evolution of “Proper” English from Shakespeare to “South Park”

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http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/12/10-7 Published on Thursday, December 10, 2009 by CommonDreams.org Making an American ‘Impenetrable Underground Wall’ the Laughing Stock of the World by Ann Wright

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The potentate of potions The Life and Legend of Mithradates, Rome’s Deadliest Enemy By Adrienne Mayor Princeton Univ. 448 pp. $29.95 “The Poison King” is, as its subtitle makes clear, the story of the life of Mithradates, leader of the ancient Black Sea kingdom of Pontus, who, in the 1st century B.C., did everything he [...]

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What Would Jane Do? How a 19th-century spinster serves as a moral compass in today’s world

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