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Pity the Poor Billionaire: Interview with Thomas Frank
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News Abroad

The Dilemma over Whether to Intervene in Syria
Juan Cole

Kastelorizo—Mediterranean Flashpoint?
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Why Has Obama Been More Successful Abroad Than at Home? Three Words: No GOP Obstructionism
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How to Strengthen the UN’s Ability to Maintain International Peace and Security
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Historians & History

NEW Rediscovering Walt Whitman's Soldiers
Lenore Barbian, Paul Sledzik, and Jeffrey S. Reznick

The Tortured History Between Israel and the Left
Colin Shindler

No Place Like Home—Interview with Historian Susan J. Matt on Homesickness in American History
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Culture Watch

Meaning in 'Pure' Music: Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony
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Books

Review of Robert Harris's The Fear Index: A Novel
Jim Cullen

Review of Jack Schneider's Excellence for All: How a New Breed of Reformers Is Transforming America’s Public Schools
Luther Spoehr