More Modern History Notes

Stephen M. Walt recently read Piers Brendon's The Decline and Fall of the British Empire, 1781-1997 and drew"10 lessons on empire."

Adam Liptak,"Judicial Roulette," NYT, 24 July, reviews James MacGregor Burns's Packing the Court: The Rise of Judicial Power and the Coming Crisis of the Supreme Court.

Liza Mundy,"Minding the Children, Watching the Parents," Washington Post, 25 July, reviews Miriam Forman-Brunell's Babysitter: An American History and Tasha Blaine's Just Like A Family: Inside the Lives of Nannies, the Parents They Work for, and the Children They Love.

Tony Horwitz,"A Land and A People," NYT, 23 July, reviews Rich Cohen's Israel is Real: An Obsessive Quest to Understand the Jewish Nation and Its History; and Jonathan Tepperman,"Zionist in the White House," NYT, 23 July, reviews Allis Radosh and Ronald Radosh, A Safe Haven: Harry S. Truman and the Founding of Israel.