The author began writing a modern epic poem about an American hero, but his investigations touched off an academic skirmish.
A report on the currents that are pulling the Islamic faith in new directions.
The rise of gated communities is only one product of seismic forces that are altering the U.S. political landscape. Americans are redefining the borders between public and private, in the places where they live as well as in Washington policy debates—on the public streets barricaded against criminals, in the downtowns revived by private business improvement districts. These experiments raise vital questions about our common life—and promise to rewrite the rules of American politics.
"Democracy and the Problem of Statesmanship" by Richard S. Ruderman, in The Review of Politics (Fall 1997), Box B, Notre Dame, Ind. 46556.
"Moist Eyes—From Rousseau to Clinton" by Clifford Orwin, in The Public Interest (Summer 1997), 1112 16th St. N.W., Ste. 530, Washington, D.C. 20036.
"How the Experts Got Voter Turnout Wrong Last Year" by Peter Bruce, "It’s Bruce Who Got the Turnout Story Wrong" by Curtis Gans, and "Reply to Gans" by Bruce, in The Public Perspective (Oct.–Nov. 1997), Roper Center, P.O. Box 440, Storrs, Conn. 06268–0440.
"Fragmentation and Hubris" by James Schlesinger, in The National Interest (Fall 1997), 1112 16th St. N.W., Ste. 540, Washington, D.C. 20036.
"Why Economic Sanctions Do Not Work" by Robert A. Pape, in International Security (Fall 1997), Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Univ., 79 John F. Kennedy St., Cambridge, Mass. 02138.