Notes Ancient & Modern

Gayle White,"Clark Atlanta University cuts 100 jobs," AJC, 6 February, announces that, a month after the semester began, 70 full-time faculty members and 30 other full-time employees have been summarily dismissed. Classes are canceled until Tuesday, while class schedules are re-organized.

Benjamin Schwarz,"Geography Is Destiny," Atlantic, December, reviews Barry Cunliffe's Europe Between the Oceans, 9000 BC-AD 1000.

Christopher Kelly,"Lighting Up the Dark Ages," Literary Review, February, reviews Chris Wickham's The Inheritance of Rome: A History of Europe from 400 to 1000.

"Greatest Achievements of American Socialism," Salon, 6 February, is a slide show of some of the New Deal's finest works. Hat tip.

Rick Shenkman,"The Watergate Transcript Controversy: The Story Behind the Story," HNN, 5 February, is a very helpful background to the Klingman/Kutler controversy about the transcription of the Nixon tapes. Patricia Cohen,"Journal Rejects Essay About Nixon Tapes," NYT, 6 February, notes that the AHR declines to publish Klingman's article.

Eric Kaufmann,"The Meaning of Huntington," Prospect, February, suggests a not-altogether-obvious reason Samuel Huntington became"a pariah" among intellectuals.