Notes Ancient & Modern
Stacy Schiff,"Who's Buried in Cleopatra's Tomb?" NYT, 21 April, considers the questions and answers that may be suggested by the discovery of Cleopatra's tomb.
Carlin Romano,"An Author's Favorite Wittgenstein," CHE, 24 August, reviews Alexander Waugh's The House of Wittgenstein: A Family at War.
Michiko Kakutani,"Brand Che: Revolutionary as Marketer's Dream," NYT, 20 April, reviews Michael Casey's Che's Afterlife: The Legacy of an Image.
Scott Shane and Mark Mazetti,"In Adopting Harsh Tactics, No Inquiry Into Their Past Use," NYT, 21 April, tells a stunning tale of indifference to history. Or is it that policy-makers cannot now admit that they did know the history?
Finally,"turned into a newt," Texas in Africa, 17 April, looks back again at Newt Gingrich's dissertation in history at Tulane. See also: Dave Noon,"Gingrich the Historian," Lawyers, Guns, and Money, 20 April. We could do a whole series of these. Ralph Reed, anyone? Others? Thanks to Manan Ahmed for the tip.