In Essence

W. C. Fields spent his entire show business career, from stage to screen, perfecting his role of consummate con man.

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THE SOURCE: "Why Dickens Wrote A Christmas Carol" by Michael Timko, in Current, March–April 2002.

The history of "literary journalism."

What's behind the disturbing recent violence against Jews in France.

Bulgaria's problem is not too little democracy, but ineffective democracy.

Intellectual freedom lags far behind market reform in China.

Sierra Leone continues to struggle with its colonial legacy.

Saudi Arabia is having a difficult time curtailing the Internet.

With America´s proclaimed war against terrorism almost one year old, questions still remain about the scope of the...

"Corporate Warriors: The Rise of the Privatized Military Industry and Its Ramifications for International Security...

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