Madhu Rajaraman Chris’ article got me thinking about the deceptively simple task of reading, and so I thought it may be appropriate to share my own experience with this challenge as of late. We’re...
On July 20, 1534, King Henry VIII signed our letters of patent to establish a press at Cambridge. In 1584, we printed our first book. Here’s to 425 years of publishing at Cambridge! Click here for...
Our interns should be expecting some muffins soon, courtesy of Little Debbie’s Intern Hero. The image >> Read More ?
Part IV of No Faith in the Market To go back to Part I, click here >> By the time Dylan inked his 2004 deal with Victoria’s Secret (he appeared in a second Victoria’s Secret Super Bowl TV spot...
A fond farewell to the current Lexington – the US correspondent for the Economist. In a departure column, Lexington makes mention of Tocqueville on America After 1840, one of our new Tocqueville...
Christopher Zingaro I was at my desk last week when I heard a Senior Editor mutter, “And the clouds roll in from New Jersey.” Since there are no windows by my cubicle, I began to imagine the scene...
Writing for the Huffington Post, Follies of Power author David Calleo offers an assessment of Obama’s foreign policy. “…although Obama’s springtime has been brilliant, the summer...
Janet Afary responds to Nawal El Saadawi’s post above; read it here. “In Tehran and the big cities, young people might obtain a simple certificate of temporary marriage to avoid the morality...
Slate spinoff double X started a really fascinating dialogue between Egyptian writer Nawal El Saadawi and our own Janet Afary, author of Sexual Politics in Modern Iran. ~ ~ ~ Dear Janet, I am glad to...
The New York Times quotes David Foglesong on America’s difficulty understanding Russian attitudes: “American have had this expectation that because Russia is white and Christian and had the same...
No Faith in the Market: Part III To go back to part I, click here >> In the late seventies, when Dylan turned to evangelical Christianity, outraged fans and critics alike took issue with the music...
To all the American readers out there, Happy 4th of July! Have a great weekend, don’t blow up anything important, and we’ll have more updates on Monday. -Cambridge U.S.A. Read More ?